Geraldine Kendall Adams

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Geraldine Kendall Adams

Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation

A box of delights | National Museum of Norway, Oslo

The chief curator of Oslo’s elegant new museum talks about the difficulties and joys of uniting four collections, covering 3,500 years of history, in a single building

Nottingham Castle workers left out of pocket following closure of trust

Forty-seven staff have lost their jobs with some still waiting on their final month’s wages

News in brief | Latest funding, projects, moves and more

Sculpture programme announced for Wakefield as Anglo-Saxon visitor attraction opens in Winchester

‘Tipping point for restitution’: Horniman hands back first Benin bronzes

Six objects are among 72 items that will eventually be repatriated to Nigeria

Wellcome Collection speaks out on Medicine Man closure

Museum commended for ‘brave and ethical’ approach after announcement sparks fierce backlash

When it comes to pay, museums are still living in the past

New research from the MA shows museum salaries are falling ever further behind the market median

Retailers prepare for biggest ever #MuseumShopSunday

Around 2,000 venues worldwide to take part in event to celebrate museum retail

Obituary | Kate Smith, 1971-2022

The 'shy activist' who laid many of the foundations for queer interpretation that we see today

National Coal Mining Museum agrees 10.5% pay rise for striking workers

Further industrial action called off after charity put forward revised pay offer

News in brief | Funding, projects, moves and more

Major appointments announced in London and Yorkshire, while two capital developments get funding boost

Bury Art Museum under review as council cuts costs

Local authority says culture provision is ‘the service least prioritised by residents’

Will the new ACE portfolio really achieve cultural redistribution?

A dramatic shift in geography belies deeper challenges, says Geraldine Kendall Adams