Simon Stephens
Simon Stephens
Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association
Cultural sector must ‘urgently find collective voice’ on AI
Audiences Agency report explores how cultural organisations can adopt the technology in a responsible way
Art Fund launches scheme to tackle lack of diversity in curatorial roles
Empowering Curators programme provides fellowships for curators from global majority backgrounds
Powell-Cotton Museum celebrates 100-year anniversary
Kent institution is planning a range of exhibitions, events and other activities to mark its opening in 1926
Revitalising our civic museum spaces
Simon Stephens is impressed by efforts to refresh Victorian-era museums to appeal to today's visitors
LGA calls for tighter controls on tourist tax spending
Councils should be able to retain some funding for services that support visitor population, association says
Q&A | ‘What needs to change societally for everyone to age better?’
Shamita Sharmacharja on a new exhibition about ageing at London’s Wellcome Collection
Reframing the narrative
Nelson Cummins on how Glasgow Museums has reinterpreted a family portrait featuring an enslaved child
Culture in a changing climate
Emma Howard Boyd on why organisations need to act urgently to adapt to the reality of the climate crisis
Centre for contemporary Arab culture reopens in London
Mosaic Rooms was founded in 2009 by the AM Qattan Foundation
Celebrating art education
Henry Ward on the Freelands Foundation's new £1.5m awards scheme for museums, galleries and arts organisations
