Geraldine Kendall Adams

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Geraldine Kendall Adams

Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation

Sackler Trust cancels £1m donation to National Portrait Gallery

Controversial gift led to threatened boycott of gallery

Plans approved to scrap Leicester curatorial team

Council votes through restructure of museum service

Are stealth marketing techniques appropriate to use in museums?

National institutions increase donations with retail tactics

Museums celebrate International Women’s Day 2019

Events tackle contemporary issues as well as honouring female pioneers

Surveys assess employment of deaf and disabled people in museums

Research will inform work placement programme for deaf and disabled people

International opening | Africa Museum, Brussels 

Geraldine Kendall Adams on a venue that is resolutely decolonising its collections 

The spoils of war

European countries and institutions are making renewed efforts to reunite cultural property looted by the Nazis with its rightful owners. Geraldine Kendall Adams investigates

Leicester museums to restructure curatorial team

Service will focus resources on connecting audiences to collections

Does levying an entrance fee always pay off for museums?

A number of regional museums and galleries have recently introduced admission charges, often as a response to cuts in their public funding. But what are the downsides to abandoning the principle of free entry? Geraldine Kendall Adams investigates

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Caithness Horizons shuts its doors due to financial difficulties

Closure described as an “absolute punch in the gut” for the area

Rise in number of young people visiting Scottish heritage sites

Report shows heritage sector contributes £4.3bn to economy