Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

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From uncertainty to hope

From a lengthy lockdown to an FA cup win, Leicester and its cultural venues can now see light at the end of the tunnel

Profile | Art for the people

The director of the National Gallery, Gabriele Finaldi, shares his vision as he looks forward to welcoming the public back after lockdown

European Museum of the Year Awards announced

Winners of both 2021 and 2020 awards revealed

Search begins for Art Fund Museum of the Year

Museums, galleries and historic houses invited to apply for £160,000 prize

Funding boost for Dundee cultural venues

Dundee Cultural Recovery Fund raises £1m

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Challenging conventions

Interpreting and displaying collections in new ways

National Football Museum acquires super league protest T-shirt

Manchester venue is collecting a range of material related to the ill-fated ESL

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Are museums failing those who need support most?

Despite huge changes in the sector in recent years, there are still striking inequalities in museum visiting

Inc Arts launches anti-racism tool for cultural sector

Unlock toolkit offers practical advice on implementing change

Art UK teams up with Bloomberg Philanthropies

Partnership aims to improve digital access to the UK’s national art collection

Museums celebrate Covid funding boost

Organisations benefit from latest round of Culture Recovery Fund support

Q&A | ‘Difficult as such a radical reset can be, it also brings new opportunities’

We speak to Gillian Findlay, the Museums Association's new president