Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

War in mind | Exploring the psychological impact of conflict

An exhibition on how humans start, experience and make sense of war feels very relevant at a time when there are major conflicts in Africa, Europe and the Middle East

The art of decolonisation

Simon Stephens on the growing trend of artists exploring the legacy of empire through museum collections

Natural History Museum to open climate gallery

Fixing Our Broken Planet is part of a wider scheme to redevelop the South Kensington site

Collections Trust recruits chief executive

David Gelsthorpe replaces Kevin Gosling, who leaves in the spring after nearly 10 years with the organisation

National Museums Liverpool to explore Latin American collections

Initiative is supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and involves a partnership with Luma Creations

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Auschwitz must inform our moral choices

Memorial site has to be an identity-shaping encounter. By Pawel Sawicki

Citizens’ juries can help museums fulfil people’s needs

Citizen-led decision-making allows institutions to engage with the public in a more meaningful way. By Simon Stephens

Van Gogh breaks records at National Gallery

Show was the London museum's most popular ticketed exhibition ever

Tate secures Heritage Fund grant for St Ives site

Palais de Danse to be transformed into immersive recreation of Barbara Hepworth’s studio

Tributes paid after death of former Welsh culture minister Jenny Randerson

Randerson spearheaded free entry to national museums and gave the go-ahead for Cardiff's Millennium Centre

National Trust unveils 10-year strategy to ‘restore nature’

Charity outlines plans for coming decade as it marks 130th anniversary

Profile | ‘I had to watch that I didn’t get seduced by the British Museum’s charms’

Hew Locke’s exhibition, What Have We Here?, reflects the artist’s constant questioning of history, nationhood and the legacy of empire