The European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) is presented each year by the European Museum Forum (EMF) under the auspices of the Council of Europe.[2] The EMYA is considered the most important annual award in the European museum sector.[3][4]
| European Museum of the Year Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Unique atmosphere, imaginative interpretation and presentation, a creative approach to education and social responsibility.[1] |
| Sponsored by | |
| Date | April–May |
| Location | Various European cities |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Website | europeanforum |
 2017 Map of European Museum of the Year Award-winning museum locations | |
History
editThe EMYA was founded in 1977 by British journalist Kenneth Hudson, British academic Richard Hoggart, and John Letts, under the auspices of the Council of Europe.[5] It is considered to be the most important award in its sector,[3][6] being described by the Network of European Museums (NEMO) as "the longest-running and most prestigious museum awards in Europe".[4]
The Fonds de dotation de l’ICOM of the International Council of Museums supports the European Museum of the Year Award.[7]
Awards
editCategories
editSince 1977, the EMF has presented two main awards:
- European Museum of the Year
- Council of Europe Museum Prize
Three additional prizes were subsequently added to the EMF awards:
- In 2010, the Kenneth Hudson Award for daring achievement.[8]
- In 2011, the Silletto Prize for community/cultural engagement.[9]
- In 2019, the Portimão Museum Prize for the most welcoming museum.[10]
- In 2020, the Meyvaert Museum Prize for Sustainability for "exceptional commitment to social, economic and environmental sustainability".[11]
Criteria
editThe EMF state that the European Museum of the Year is based on:
This award goes to a museum which contributes most directly to attracting audiences and satisfying its visitors with unique atmosphere, imaginative interpretation and presentation, a creative approach to education and social responsibility.
— European Museum Forum, (2019).[1]
The EMF state that the Council of Europe Museum Prize is based on:
This prestigious prize is awarded on the recommendations of the EMYA Judging Panel, by the Committee on Culture, Science and Education of the Council of Europe to a museum which puts particular emphasis on a clearly understandable presentation of a European perspective and of the interplay between local and European identities, working with themes of European relevance and adhering to key values and priorities of democracy, human rights, tolerance and intercultural dialogue, of bridging cultures and overcoming social and political borders.
— European Museum Forum, (2019).[12]
Judging
editMuseums in 47 European countries, all members of the Council of Europe, can take part in the competition if they are newly opened or have undergone modernization or expansion in the past three years.[13]
European Museum of the Year winners (1977–)
editThe following are the winners of the main European Museum of the Year award:
Council of Europe Museum Prize winners (1977–)
editThe following are the winners of the Council of Europe Museum Prize award:[20]
Kenneth Hudson Award winners (2010–)
editThe following are the winners of the Kenneth Hudson Award:[8]
| Year | Image | Museum | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Museum of Contraception and Abortion | Vienna | ||
| 2011 | Museum of Broken Relationships | Zagreb | ||
| 2012 | Glasnevin Museum | Dublin | ||
| 2013 | Batalha Municipal Community Museum | Batalha | ||
| 2014 | Žanis Lipke Memorial | Riga | ||
| 2015 | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum | Geneva | ||
| 2016 | Micropia | Amsterdam | ||
| 2017 | Museum of the First President of Russia Boris Yeltsin | Yekaterinburg | ||
| 2018 | Estonian National Museum | Tartu | ||
| 2019 | World Museum Vienna | Vienna | ||
| 2020 | House of Austrian History | Vienna | ||
| 2021 | CosmoCaixa Barcelona | Barcelona | ||
| 2022 | Wayne Modest, Nanette Snoep, Laura van Broekhoven & Leontine Meijer-van Mensch | n/a | n/a | |
| 2023 | 23,5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory, Türkiye | Istanbul |
Silletto Prize winners (2011–)
editThe following are the winners of the Silletto Prize:[9]
| Year | Image | Museum | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Watersnoodmuseum | Ouwerkerk | ||
| 2012 | TOPIC International Puppets Center | Tolosa | ||
| 2013 | Museum aan de Stroom | Antwerp | ||
| 2014 | Saurer Museum | Arbon | ||
| 2015 | Familistère de Guise | Guise | ||
| 2016 | Vukovar City Museum | Vukovar | ||
| 2017 | Leiria Museum | Leiria | ||
| 2018 | Betina Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding | Betina | ||
| 2019 | Shipwreck Museum St. George | Thorsminde | ||
| 2020 | 14 Henrietta Street | Dublin | ||
| 2021 | Kenan Yavuz Ethnography Museum | Bayburt | ||
| 2022 | Museum of Footwear and Industry | Inca | ||
| 2023 | Otar Lordkipanidze Vani Archaeological Museum of Georgian National Museum | Vani |
Portimão Museum Prize winners (2019–)
editThe following are the winners of the Portimão Museum Prize:[10]
| Year | Image | Museum | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Brunel's SS Great Britain | Bristol | ||
| 2020 | MO Museum | Vilnius | ||
| 2021 | Gruuthusemuseum | Bruges | ||
| 2022 | University Museum of Bergen | Bergen | ||
| 2023 | Chillida Leku | Hernani |
Meyvaert Museum Prize for Sustainability winners (2020–)
editThe following are the winners of the Meyvaert Museum Prize for Sustainability:[11]
| Year | Image | Museum | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wadden Sea Centre | Ribe | ||
| 2021 | Museum Walserhaus | Bosco/Gurin | ||
| 2022 | Holmegaard Glass Factory | Holmegaard | ||
| 2023 | Swiss Museum of Agriculture | Alberswil |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "THE EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF THE YEAR AWARD". European Museum Forum. 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ European Museum Forum, Council of Europe;
- ^ a b Mark Brown (14 May 2018). "Design Museum named European museum of the year". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Winners of the European Museum of the Year Award 2018". Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
The EMYA and the Council of Europe Museum Prize are the longest running and most prestigious museum awards in Europe.
- ^ "HISTORY OF THE ORGANISATION". European Museum Forum. 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
European Museum of the Year Award scheme was established by three British founders (Kenneth Hudson, Richard Hoggart and John Letts) in 1977.
- ^ "Rijksmuseum Boerhaave is European Museum of the Year". Museum Boerhaave. 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Founded in 1977, this is the oldest and most prestigious museum award in Europe.
- ^ (in English) "ICOM Endowment Fund and European Museum Forum signed agreement for 2016 - 2019" (PDF). Europeanmuseumforum.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ a b "The Kenneth Hudson Award". European Museum Forum. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b "EMYA SILLETTO PRIZE". European Museum of the Year Award. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b "The Portimão Museum Prize – Europe's Most Welcoming Museum". European Museum Forum. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b "The Meyvaert Museum Prize for Sustainability". European Museum Forum. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE MUSEUM PRIZE". European Museum Forum. 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Becoming a candidate — The European Museum of the Year Award". 25 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Maev Kennedy (1 May 2002). "Steaming". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- ^ Brian Lavery (17 July 2002). "Arts Abroad; An Irish Castle for Religious Manuscripts". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- ^ Jonathan Glancey (13 September 2004). "Spiralling into Oblivion". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- ^ 2010 European Museum of the Year Award, Tampere, Finland, 19–22 May 2010.
- ^ "The Gallo-Roman Museum in Tongeren, Belgium, won the European Museum of the Year Award 2011" (PDF) (Press release). European Museum Forum. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Brown, Mark (14 May 2018), "Design Museum named European museum of the year", The Guardian, retrieved 7 July 2018
- ^ "The Council of Europe Museum Prize". European Museum Forum. Retrieved 20 November 2021.