Geraldine Kendall Adams

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Geraldine Kendall Adams

Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation

Science Museum Library to close for 18 months

New research centre will open at museum in 2015

Cardiff Story Museum facing £220,000 cut

Museum to operate with skeleton staff and volunteers

Walsall Museum saved from closure

Strong show of support from local community

DCMS representative moves to Scotland ahead of referendum

Staff member appointed to provide advice and support

Raising Designation’s profile is top priority

The Designation scheme is highly regarded, but a review has found that a few tweaks are needed before its relaunch. By Geraldine Kendall

Trendswatch: Craft work

Geraldine Kendall on a project that is channelling the creativity of local people

Campaign launched to save Cynon Valley Museum

One of a number of museums threatened with closure this year

Disabled people are still museums’ missing audience

Despite initiatives, research and targeted projects, people with disabilities are not visiting museums and galleries as much as the rest of the population. Geraldine Kendall investigates why and asks what more can be done

Trendswatch: Conference call

Geraldine Kendall on the trend for organising museum conferences in a more informal and participatory way

London bias in culture funding is laid bare

Independent report reveals that residents of London received 10 times more from taxpayer and lottery arts funding than those in the English regions. Geraldine Kendall investigates

Trendswatch: Top of the pop-ups

Geraldine Kendall on how museum exhibitions are popping up all over the place

Crime fighting

From high-profile art heists to vandalism and minor thefts, crime affects all museums, galleries and heritage sites. Geraldine Kendall reports on efforts to tackle the problem