Geraldine Kendall Adams

Profile image for Geraldine Kendall Adams

Geraldine Kendall Adams

Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation

Inquiry to probe links between Cambridge museums and slave trade

University launches investigation into its role in transatlantic slavery

Is the Scottish Maritime Museum right to introduce gender neutral terms for ships?

Museum to drop female pronouns after signs are vandalised

Subject expertise and public engagement have to coexist

With the debate about the role and status of curators back in the spotlight, and a greater focus on museums’ social impact, many believe it's time to narrow the gap between specialist research and public engagement. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports

International opening | Holocaust Memorial Center, Skopje, North Macedonia

A new permanent exhibition honours the more than 7,000 Balkan Jews who were murdered, says Geraldine Kendall Adams

Funding news

Finance available for north of England projects that use culture to benefit local communities

Museum of the Year 2019 shortlist revealed

V&A Dundee, Pitt Rivers and St Fagans among the finalists

Culture secretary rules out restitution from national museums

Jeremy Wright says focus should be on collaboration and long-term loans

Museums urged to distance themselves from Sackler name

Ethical sponsorship saga raises difficult questions for the sector

Ulster Transport Museum to revisit interpretation after sexism complaint

Newspaper columnist raised concerns about panel on “the woman driver”

Is it time that we rethought our approach to collections?

The Museums Association’s report on its Collections 2030 research project sets out a series of recommendations that aim to create a culture change and will allow institutions to bring their collections to new audiences. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports

Funding news

Stop and research

TV series fuels record year for Scotland’s heritage sites

Visitors to Historic Environment Scotland’s attractions rose 5% in 2018 on the back of the Year of Young People initiative and an improved visitor experience. By Caroline Parry