Simon Stephens

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Simon Stephens

Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association

2012 Artist Rooms tour announced

Nineteen new exhibitions and displays to go on show at 17 venues across the UK

Tate Liverpool director to leave

Christoph Grunenberg departs as gallery announces organisational review

Social work

As work on the Museum of East Anglian Life's capital project continues, its director, Tony Butler, tells Simon Stephens why progress at the organisation has been about much more than just bricks and mortar

Government consults over incentives for donors

New tax scheme to encourage people to donate objects to museums

Funding news

Let's get digital

Riverside on track for 21 June opening

New transport museum will display 3,000 exhibits

Remote working

Presenting contemporary art in rural areas is challenging but can lead to innovative work and strong connections with audiences, writes Simon Stephens

Going underground

Not so long ago the National Mining Museum Scotland was limping along from crisis to crisis, but its new director Rowan Brown is looking to the future with confidence. Simon Stephens finds out why

‘Community work needs overhaul’

Investigation suggests root and branch review of engagement work

Funding news

Adult learning

News analysis: increasing disposable income

The financially motivated sale of works from collections is on the rise

Partnerships crucial for new gallery

The opening of the Hepworth Wakefield on 21 May is the culmination of a series of partnerships