Geraldine Kendall Adams

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Geraldine Kendall Adams

Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation

Visitors behaving badly? Damage to museum objects sparks sector debate

A number of high profile incidents have taken place in recent weeks, but who should take the blame?

Nick Merriman steps down as chief executive of English Heritage

Geoff Parkin appointed interim head as Merriman leaves role for personal reasons

Welsh Government failing to adequately support free entry, says committee

Senedd report says admission fee for Big Pit underground tour should be dropped on principle

Changing the record | Archives in the 21st century

In an age of turbulence and digital revolution, archival practice is changing at a rapid rate. How are the nation's record-keepers adapting and innovating for this brave new world?

Working life | ‘Condense what you do into language that inspires’

Matthew Bellhouse Moran, the recently appointed director of the Scottish Maritime Museum, on what he has learnt from his career to date

How is Scotland’s museum strategy faring in uncertain times?

Despite increasing financial pressures on the sector, the strategy's adaptability has helped create a more stable environment

Young people are co-designing their own spaces for creative learning

Involving under-18s in the museum-making process is taking the sector in a new direction. Beth Williamson reports

National museum security guards secure ‘life-changing’ pay rises after strike

Victory for workers who took more than 50 days of industrial action

Museum sector pays tribute following death of Geoff Palmer

Scientist and human rights activist chaired Empire, Slavery and Scotland’s Museums project

Honours list: V&A deputy Tim Reeve among museum professionals recognised

Other recipients of King's Birthday Honours include Camilla Hampshire, former head of Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Largest collection of filmed HIV/Aids testimonies opens to public

Three-year project was led by the National HIV Story Trust

Change is in the air for museums in England

The sector is awaiting the results of a raft of reviews and proposals that will have a huge impact on its future. By Geraldine Kendall Adams