Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

What can we expect from the new chair of ACE?

Dawn Airey had a high profile career in broadcasting before joining the arts council

Making an archive sing

Simon Stephens visits the Red House in Suffolk, the former home of composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, the singer Peter Pears

Rare treasure finds added to collections after fundraising success

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery and South West Heritage Trust announce acquisitions

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A glass display case isn’t always enough

Greenland’s situation demands a new response, says Ujammiugaq Engell

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Our ethical code makes us responsible to our visitors

Debate about treatment of human remains is important, say Niamh Baker and Hannah Crowdy

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Specialisms | Remembering the 1926 General Strike

Alex Longrigg and Fran Stovold on the theme of this year's Social History Curators' Group conference

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Why the UK needs a British Asian museum

Community’s history is under-represented, says Yasmin Kumari Gledhill

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Editorial | The value of free entry

Debate should be seen as part of wider issue of how museums are funded, writes Simon Stephens

ACE issues guidance for regional museums funding

The £13.6m Museum Transformation Programme is designed to improve financial resilience

National Trust opens three textile exhibitions

Journeys – Global Textiles from the Karun Thakar Collection is being held at Osterley Park, Blickling Estate and Dyrham Park

Sainsbury Centre receives £91.2m donation

Money will be used to revitalise the Norman Foster-designed building at the University of East Anglia, Norwich

Regimental museum returns items to Ethiopia

Collections research work at Kings Own Royal Regiment Museum supported by Museums Association’s Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund