Geraldine Kendall Adams
Geraldine Kendall Adams
Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation
‘Return the bones. Empty the museums’
Museums need to address the issue of the ancestral remains in their collections with transparency, openness and accountability, argues Dan Hicks
Europe after empire
Gary Younge introduces a series of articles that explore how decolonisation is being approached in European museums
What’s in a name?
Tracing ancestry through a surname uncovered a complex history shared by many, writes Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann
Icom and Interpol launch initiative to combat cultural theft and trafficking
Museum community agrees to strengthen global action against heritage crime at triennial Icom conference
Youth heritage exchange between Barbados and Scotland wins inaugural Icom award
Shared Island Stories gets prize for sustainable development practice in museums
British Museum dropped tobacco sponsor after query from Department for Health
Partnership with Japan Tobacco International came to an end in September
UK museums are rethinking their approaches to Ukrainian cultural heritage
There’s growing recognition that the history of Eastern Europe is a global concern, says Evgeniya Ravtsova
Law change enabling restitution on moral grounds comes into force this month
But national museums will be excluded from new rules that simplify ‘ex-gratia’ payments
President intervenes to resolve row over Museum of West African Art
New museum has postponed all opening events amid protests about its role and mission
Search begins for ‘boundary-pushing’ Museum of the Year 2026
Art Fund opens applications and increases prize for each runner up by £5,000
