@SimonAStephens

Editor of Museums Journal and head of publications and events at the Museums Association

 London
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Joined June 2009
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Check out my latest article: Raising money for Hackney Night Shelter linkedin.com/pulse/raising-m… via @LinkedIn

Raising money for Hackney Night Shelter

I am running this year's Hackney Half to raise money for the Hackney Night Shelter, which has been working with the community to provide shelter and support to its homeless guests for over 25 years....

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I'm running the Hackney Half Marathon 2026 · 17 May 2026 for the Hackney Night Shelter Would love some help raising funds for this great cause @JustGiving #sponsorship #hackney #running Donate here - lnkd.in/eAm9ak_R
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News | Museum Renewal Fund grants go to 75 civic museums – government invests £20m to support and protect local institutions across England Read: ow.ly/QnzO50X8qth @ace_national
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Tomorrow! Join us in Swansea for Members Together: Wales – Aelodau Ynghyd: Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Get up to date with what's happening at the MA, explore the beautiful @GlynnVivian Art Gallery and network with your local sector colleagues 🤝 Free for all MA members 👉 ow.ly/O23250WgOye
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Still time to book on to @MuseumsAssoc Members Together event in Swansea tomorrow. Open to all individual members, commercial members and anyone who works for an organisation that is an institutional member. museumsassociation.org/event…
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Start your Associateship of the Museums Association journey for free 💸 You've got one week left to apply for one of 12 inclusive AMA places for individual MA members who face barriers to inclusion. Find out more and apply for your place by 30 June 👉 ow.ly/PIRi50WexMx
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News | @bristolmuseum launches urgent fundraiser to acquire Turner artwork – organisation has just one week to raise £100,000 to buy the painting, which is to be auctioned at Sotheby's on 2 July Read: ow.ly/fVVg50Wflyj
JMW Turner's The Rising Squall, 1792

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Programme now online | Conference 2025: Perthyn – Belonging 📝 Cymerwch gip ar raglen y gynhadledd eleni! Take a look at this year's conference programme! We're so excited to share our action-packed programme of sessions, workshops, networking and more: ow.ly/xr5a50W5lmE
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Fantastic to see the two huge works by William Hogarth – The Good Samaritan and The Pool of Bethesda - on the staircase leading to the Great Hall at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. Open to the public in October. @HeritageFundUK is main funder. @BartsHeritage @MuseumsAssoc
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Opportunity | Executive Assistant – Maternity Cover 👤 We're looking for a full-time executive assistant to support our director, senior management team and board of trustees for up to 14 months. The role is hybrid. Apply by 30 March 👉 ow.ly/YcXz50V9fB9
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Next week | Show Time: Designing Great Exhibitions 2025 🪄 Join us at the Barbican Centre to explore what makes for exhibition design magic: creating powerful experiences, breaking down barriers and empowering audiences ✅ Book your place from £80 👉 ow.ly/uthO50Van1y
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News | UK Government announces £20m fund to protect English civic museums – package is part of new Arts Everywhere Fund marking 60th anniversary of first arts white paper Read: ow.ly/SZ3s50V3rxj @DCMS @ace_national @lisanandy
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News | @britishmuseum appoints architect for major redevelopment — Lina Ghotmeh Architecture chosen ahead of four other shortlisted proposals for Western Range galleries Read: ow.ly/go9z50V48nW

British Museum appoints architect for major redevelopment - Museums Association

Lina Ghotmeh Architecture chosen ahead of four other shortlisted proposals for Western Range galleries

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British Museum announces winner of competition to redesign its Western Range galleries @MuseumsAssoc museumsassociation.org/museu…
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Feature | The art of decolonisation 🎨 Simon Stephens on the growing trend of artists exploring the legacy of empire through museum collections. Read: ow.ly/oiIT50UZfjL Open access 🔓
Osman Yousefzada's exhibition When Will We Be Good Enough? at The Box, Plymouth

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📢 Last chance to submit a proposal for #Museums2025 If you've got an idea for an innovative session at this year's MA conference, you've only got until midnight tonight to send it over 📩 Bring your session to the biggest museum conference in Europe 👉 ow.ly/bcn550UJoet
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Submit a proposal for Conference 2025 📩 We're looking for proposals for bold, innovative sessions for #Museums2025 that bring us together to find solutions to the critical issues of the day. Read the guidelines and submit yours by 20 January 👉 ow.ly/oh4F50UCq3J
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If you’re joining us at @TempleNewsam later on, we’ve got a teaser here from @SimonAStephens’ recent visit 👀 If you’ve booked your place, meet at 12.20pm outside Electric Press, Great George Street for the minibus (please note that the tour is now fully booked) 🚌 #Museums2024
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Thanks to Kirsty @HepworthGallery for a great tour as part of @MuseumsAssoc conference #Museums2024
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