Geraldine Kendall Adams
Geraldine Kendall Adams
Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation
‘Let it wither at our peril’
Members Survey: Six in 10 respondents say their museum is planning service cuts as a result of funding pressure, with public-facing work most at risk. By Geraldine Kendall Adams
Three Ironbridge Gorge sites reopen after National Trust takeover
A phased opening of all other attractions is planned over the coming months
VAT cut promises cheaper museum tickets for families
Tax rate reduced to 5% for certain attractions over summer holidays
National museums in England report 10% decrease in young visitors
Public investment is needed to remove access barriers, says MA director
Màiri McAllan appointed Scotland’s new culture secretary
Culture brief merged with education in slimmed-down cabinet
Them and us | The growing divide between nationals and regionals
Inequalities in the sector are fuelling debate about philanthropy and free entry. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports
World at war | Museums Journal, 1930-1960
As Museums Journal marks 125 years of reporting, Geraldine Kendall Adams looks at how world war two and new thinking about cultural value shaped the sector from 1930 to 1960
First look at the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry exhibition
Institution ‘confident’ about transporting artefact to London after two successful dry runs
Wellcome Collection to return 2,000 manuscripts in landmark agreement
Museum says Jain texts were acquired ‘against the best interests of their original owners’
Heledd Fychan named new Welsh culture minister
Former MA board member promises increased investment as she joins Plaid Cymru’s first cabinet
