Simon Stephens
Simon Stephens
Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association
Ikon Gallery to open a contemporary art museum
Gallery plans to open new-build museum in Birmingham in 2012
Cultural Olympiad gives culture a sporting chance
More details are emerging about the Cultural Olympiad and how museums and galleries will be able to get involved.
Exhibition Road hit by lottery bid setback
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s £4.8m application to redevelop London’s Exhibition Road has been rejected by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The project was a reworking of an earlier £35m scheme designed to transform the infrastructure of the area and improve access to a range of venues, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, …
Design museum looks at relocating to the V&A
London’s design museum is considering relocating to a site that the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has earmarked for an extension, Museums Journal can reveal. ‘The V&A is considering the development of its Exhibition Road site,’ a V&A spokeswoman said. ‘The possibility of the Design Museum occupying a substantial part of the Exhibition Road site …
Tate Modern seeks approval and funding for extension
The Tate has begun the process of obtaining planning permission and funding for its recently unveiled designs for a £165m extension to the Tate Modern in London. The designs have been created by Herzog and de Meuron, the architects that originally converted the Bankside Power Station into Tate Modern. The scheme will be submitted to …
At-Bristol closes Wildwalk and IMAX in major financial rethink
The At-Bristol Science Centre is to close its Wildwalk attraction and IMAX Theatre next month as part of a restructuring that will see more than a quarter of its 160 staff lose their jobs. The restructure will involve about 45 job losses and it is hoped it will reduce the centre’s annual £1.5m operating deficit …
Hadrian: Empire and Conflict, British Museum
Peter Lewis finds a revealing portrait of the Roman Emperor Hadrian at the British Museum's latest exhibition on a historic world leader