Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

World view

V&A director Martin Roth discusses his career in Germany, international working and his plans for South Kensington and Dundee. By Simon Stephens

Funding news

Little wonder

Tate calls for higher profile for the arts in secondary schools

Nicholas Serota: arts will be sidelined under Ebacc

London 2012 Festival attracts almost 20 million visitors

Initial figures released as 12-week programme comes to an end

NT partners small museums in London

Scheme gives small museums more marketing clout

Musselburgh Museum/John Gray Centre, East Lothian

Simon Stephens on two very different museums that have opened recently in East Lothian

Festival fever

Biennials are now a vital part of the international contemporary art scene, but is it time for the format to be reinvented for the 21st century, asks Simon Stephens

Digging deep

Simon Stephens meets Sharon Webb to hear about the challenges of running an archaeology museum in a remote area of Scotland

Funding news

Net profits

London tops international museums survey

Capital's museums and galleries beat Berlin, Paris and New York for attendance as percentage of population

Contemporary Art Society to move to Clerkenwell

New building to include spaces for public events and displays of gifted works

Brighton Photo Biennial unveils key themes

Protest and revolution among the topics at this year's festival