Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

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Editorial | March/April

We need to support all our museums, writes Simon Stephens

New traditional skills training centre wins lottery support

Venue on the banks of the Forth & Clyde Canal in Falkirk

Engaging with communities of origin

David Gaimster, who is returning to the UK museum sector after eight years working in Australasia, reflects on repatriation, restitution and his experiences working with Indigenous communities

Arts council chair defends public investment in culture

Open letter from Nick Serota responds to criticism of ACE's strategy by London's Wigmore Hall

‘Heritage in worse condition than it’s been for 50 years’

Funding cuts and rising costs mean sector is facing serious problems, says Heritage Fund chair Simon Thurley

Ukrainian ambassador opens Tank Museum exhibition

Ukraine: Armoured Warfare in the Modern World includes items from those who fled the country after the 2022 invasion

Welsh football museum acquires ‘quirky’ object

Venue is due to open next year alongside a revamped Wrexham Museum

Entry fee would ‘undermine foundational principle’ of national museums

Report weighs up admission charges for overseas tourists as Labour government reaffirms commitment to free entry

Bookworm

From a fictional museum mystery to the 'absolute disorder' of decolonisation, your bitesize sample of the latest museum sector books

Open minded | Modern Art Oxford

This revamped regional gallery is now a more welcoming, accessible and inclusive venue

Natural History Museum funds UK-wide climate work

Twelve organisations being supported to help communities engage with issues such as biodiversity decline, climate change and pollution

British Museum appoints architect for major redevelopment

Lina Ghotmeh Architecture chosen ahead of four other shortlisted proposals for Western Range galleries