Geraldine Kendall Adams
Geraldine Kendall Adams
Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation
Visitor figures to UK attractions up 7.3% in 2017
Scotland and Northern Ireland see significant increases
Visitors to some London nationals drop for third year running
Decline attributed to security and economic concerns
Campaign launched against privatisation in museums
Protestors call on BM to bring services in house after Carillion collapse
Tate artist resigns over director’s sexual harassment remarks
Liv Wynter described the comments as "personally harmful"
£7m funding for cultural and social impact work in Manchester
Grant recipients include the People's History Museum
Plans announced to create UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum
Queer Britain museum to explore and celebrate LGTBQ+ lives
Where should the Bayeux Tapestry be displayed if it comes to the UK?
Three British institutions vie to host medieval artwork
A positive year for museums could be lull before the storm
The MA’s first Museums in the UK report reveals a complex picture of a dynamic sector that is struggling with funding cuts
Museum archaeology in England faces storage crisis
Majority of museums say they will run out of space within five years
Q&A with Verity Walker
How a church restoration in the Highlands evolved into a new visitor attraction
London’s Jewish Museum evacuated after bomb scare
Around 100 visitors forced to leave building after anonymous call
Museums hope for change from Accreditation review
Many in the sector are supportive of Accreditation, but feel that the nationally agreed standard for UK museums could be improved, particularly for smaller organisations. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports on the issues that a review of the scheme should look at