Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

Radical Museums | S3E2: E-J Scott

Simon Stephens travels to south London to interview E-J Scott, founder of the Museum of Transology

Mostyn recruits new director

Adam Lewis-Smythe joins from the Bluecoat in Liverpool

Artist Nnena Kalu celebrates Turner Prize win

Victory hailed as important for learning disabled artists

Artes Mundi: how the biennial impacts partner venues

Florence Hallett on how the UK’s biggest art prize is being seen all over Wales

Architects shortlisted for National Gallery project

Six firms are in the running to design a new wing for London museum

National Gallery marks wartime collection move

Slate tablet commemorating storage of paintings in north Wales during World War Two goes on display in Trafalgar Square

Whale Memorial unveiled by South Georgia Heritage Trust

Artwork installed on former whaling station, which is also home to a museum

Two museums announce closure due to low footfall and rising costs

Quaker Tapestry Museum and Museum of Carpet will both shut next month

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Editorial | Exploring our colonial legacy

Simon Stephens on Museums Journal's special issue guest edited by author, broadcaster and sociology professor Gary Young

Studio Museum in Harlem reopens after seven-year redevelopment

The organisation was founded in 1968 to address the exclusion of artists of African descent from the mainstream art world

Creative freedom | How art galleries are supporting rehabilitation in prisons

In what is challenging but rewarding work, several galleries are operating inside penal institutions to provide ways for prisoners to experience and understand art

Galleries join forces to ‘remember nature’

Initiative involved 17 arts organisations across England