Geraldine Kendall Adams
Geraldine Kendall Adams
Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation
ACE scheme to help organisations develop environmental practice
Deadline approaching for expressions of interest to Accelerator programme
Netherlands’ Rijksmuseum Boerhaave wins Emya 2019
SS Great Britain named Europe’s most welcoming museum
Government announces £62m for historic high streets in England
Details of three funding programmes unveiled
Rebecca Pow named arts and heritage minister in reshuffle
MP for Taunton Deane replaces Michael Ellis
Dr Jenner’s House on more secure footing after public appeal
Museum awarded lottery grant to plan its long-term future
Museums increasingly targeted as sites of protest
Demos bring practical challenges but they can be a chance for museums to engage with important issues
Changing Places toilets to be mandatory in large public buildings
Government consults on proposed changes to building regulations
Lack of funding tips Yorkshire Waterways Museum into insolvency
Popular museum to close next week due to financial difficulties
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