Geraldine Kendall Adams

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Geraldine Kendall Adams

Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation

Shuar people seek repatriation of ‘shrunken heads’ in UK collections

Delegation expresses wish for return of ceremonial tsantsas along with self-representation in displays

Museums are not ‘secret vaults’, say world’s museum leaders

Directors at major institutions defend principle of open access but say Louvre heist has ‘shaken us to the core’

Council introduces entry charge at Museum of Oxford despite objections

Local stakeholders warn that decision to implement £4 charge comes with ‘more risk than reward’

Pink Ball raises £2.5m for BM but comes under fire from climate activists and Greek government

Institution hails inaugural event a success and says money will be used to support international work

Museums on alert for ‘smash and grab’ raids after Louvre jewel heist

Leaked report shows concerns that Paris museum had failed to modernise its security systems

Ironbridge Gorge transfer was urgent, says culture secretary

National Trust takeover secures site’s future but could mean ‘difficult decisions’ about staffing and volunteers

Museums encouraged to apply to the ACE/V&A Purchase Grant Fund

Funding supports permanent acquisitions by non-national institutions in England and Wales

Hunterian returns ancestral human remains to South Africa

Ceremonies held in Scotland and South Africa to mark repatriation

Making an entrance | How museums are reimagining the visitor welcome

Creating an impressive entrance and lobby for visitors is increasingly critical to a museum's success – and it's not just about the architecture

British Museum in bid to raise £3.5m for gold Tudor pendant

Heart-shaped piece is a rare surviving artefact from marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon

Paul Hamlyn Foundation fund closes to new applicants due to ‘volume of demand’

Arts Fund grants will only be awarded to existing grantees and reconsidered applications until April 2027

Strikes loom at national institutions

British Library and Tate workers plan walkouts as industrial action continues at National Coal Mining Museum