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Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

News Capital projects

Museum of London secures three major donations

Money will support creation of the museum's new home at West Smithfield

News Moves

Royal Armouries appoints director general

Nat Edwards joins from Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds

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Opinion Digital

Digital | We must tackle hybrid working

Is the sector capable of permanently changing its practice?

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Opinion Disposal

It’s time for the sector to embrace disposals

MA has convened a new working group on the issue

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Opinion Inclusion

Policy and practice must be based on responses to poverty that empower

What can museums do differently?

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Opinion Icom

Vox pop | How would you define a museum?

Three museum professionals respond to our question

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Opinion Campaigning

Editorial | Making an impact in hard times

Museums all over the UK are doing great work

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Opinion

Museums are failing to address working class experiences

Pandemic has exposed issues of social inequality and class divisions

News Research

Pandemic made NI museums reassess purpose, research finds

Museums, Crisis and Covid19 initiative is exploring how museums can contribute to community resilience and wellbeing

Analysis Covid-19

A new museum policy for Northern Ireland is sorely overdue

The sector has faced numerous challenges but strategic thinking could bring a renewed sense of purpose

News Capital projects

V&A children’s museum to open next summer

Venue in east London is undergoing a £13.5m redevelopment

People Exhibitions

Q&A | ‘Computing and communication technologies have shaped our world’

The Science Museum Group is marking the 100th anniversary of the BBC with a series of exhibitions and events