Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

Making waves

Mostyn's director Alfredo Cramerotti is working hard to ensure that his gallery has a presence on the international art scene, even though it’s located in a small seaside town in north Wales. By Simon Stephens

HLF announce world war one grants

£6m small grants programme complements range of other WWI funding streams

Public affairs

Getting audiences directly involved in artworks is a growing trend, but is it a good thing?

CAS announces shortlist for £60,000 museum prize

Ashmolean, Birmingham Museums, Hepworth and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in the running

Lord Browne calls for “new age of philanthropy”

Speech follows Tate announcement of three-year Ernst & Young sponsorship

IWM launches contemporary art programme

Initiative features artists’ take on war and conflict

Museum of Flight takes off

HLF awards National Museums Scotland £1.3m for the project

ACE funding open for applications

Five streams open including grants to develop relationship between culture and tourism

Funding news

Business or Treasure

Council seeks to tour Burrell Collection overseas

Bill to overturn ruling presented to parliament

Boxing clever

For someone who didn't plan to work in museums, IWM North boss Graham Boxer has had a wide-ranging career so far. He talks to Simon Stephens

The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections

Simon Stephens hears about the work of a heritage centre in a remote part of Northumberland