Geraldine Kendall Adams

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Geraldine Kendall Adams

Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation

World view

A conference later this month will ask what role ethnographic museums have in the 21st century. Geraldine Kendall reports

HLF invests £20m in skills scheme

Skills for the Future to fund 876 new placements in heritage organisations

Mixed picture for spring attendances at museums

Numbers up for Science Museum Group and in Wales, but Scotland and Liverpool suffer drops

Can you put a price on culture?

Arts organisations are responding to policy makers' desire to show a return on investment

Mixed picture for spring visitors

Numbers up for Science Museum Group and in Wales but Scotland and Liverpool suffer drops

Bristol museum acquires £40,000 Turner watercolour

Painting of Avon Gorge secured for public display

Union condemns potential 15% cuts to nationals

Prospect chief says such reductions would cause carnage

Science Museum Group would close one site if 10% cut goes ahead

Director warns that budget deficit would leave no other choice

HLF launches first world war grants programme

More initiatives unveiled to mark centenary of the first world war

Vive la (technological) revolution

Advances in technology will enable museums to customise experiences for individual visitors

Partnership of museums saves £23m Constable masterpiece

Painting will be displayed at venues across UK

BL gains first ever Cultural Gifts Scheme acquisition

Beatles manuscripts donated through tax incentive scheme