Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

Museums Galleries Scotland announces Covid-19 support

Recovery and Resilience fund will provide £4m for Accredited and non-Accredited independent museums

Sheffield museums reveal merger plan

Museums Sheffield and Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust will become one organisation on 1 April 2021

Books | Studio Lives. Architect, Art and Artist in 20th-Century Britain

Cicely Robinson on a book that explores the evolution of studio-houses used by British artists between 1900 and 1940

A watershed for the sector

Museums have learned a huge amount while acquiring items related to the pandemic and it could have a lasting impact on the sector. Simon Stephens reports

RAF Museum launches Adopt an Artefact scheme

Fundraising initiative will make more than 50 items available for adoption

Museums reopen under the ‘new normal’

One-way systems, protective screens and PPE for staff are among the measures taken by venues that have welcomed visitors back

Royal Museums Greenwich stages first youth online takeover

The group will reimagine a museum where all voices are heard

Ramadan during lockdown: Museum of London unveils Covid-19 collecting initiative

Museum is gathering objects and experiences reflecting life during the pandemic

Storytelling, poetry and podcasts: how museums are marking Windrush Day this year

Oral histories among the digital material released for anniversary

Icom president resigns

Suay Aksoy has been replaced by Alberto Garlandini

Science centres appeal for government aid to survive Covid-19 crisis

Many fear they will not be able to operate under social distancing restrictions

People’s History Museum launches programme exploring migration

A series of online events will include discussions, tours and workshops