Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

Spreading folk tales

Simon Costin has ambitious plans to create a museum dedicated to British folklore. Simon Stephens meets him

Funding news

Google worth

Bletchley Park secures Google funding

Codebreaking site now close to funding target for redevelopment

Taking the long view

After a career in politics and education, Baroness Kay Andrews is now focusing her energy on the needs of the heritage sector. Simon Stephens meets her

Funding news

Lest we forget

Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopens

New displays follow themes within five key periods

Leonardo Live screenings to be repeated

National Gallery blockbuster attracts visitors and cinema-goers

CAS looks for new home

Contemporary Art Society seeks permanent base in London, director tells awards audience

Increased exposure

Patrick Henry tells Simon Stephens about the Open Eye's journey from grassroots arts organisation to high-profile photography gallery

Funding news

Empty Nesta

ACE outlines strategic funding plans

New programmes for capital investment and touring

Moving stories

As visitors flock to the recently opened Riverside Museum in Glasgow, Simon Stephens finds out about the challenges of interpreting and displaying transport collections