The European Museum of the Year Award

2007 Winners

German Emigration Center (Bremerhaven, Germany) - 2007 European Museum of the Year Award

Reformation Museum (Geneva, CH) - 2007 The Council of Europe Award

Svalbard Museum  (Longyearbyen, Norway) - 2008 The Council of Europe Award

Brunel’s ss Great Britain (Bristol, U.K.) - 2007 The Micheletti Award

 

2007 Specially commended

Museum of the Bresse Region, Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon, France

The Dolhuys: Museum of Psychiatry, Haarlem, The Netherlands

The Railway Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Paul Klee Centre, Bern, Switzerland

 

 

EUROPA NOSTRA

EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards

2006 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards

 

Category 1a: Architectural Heritage

TOP PRIZE - Architectural Heritage

Sarica Church in Cappadocia (Turkey)

MEDALS - Architectural Heritage

The Porthania, University of Helsinki (Finland)

The Church of the Virgin, Timotesubani (Georgia)

Terminal 1, Ferihegy Airport, Budapest (Hungary)

New York Palace & Café, Budapest (Hungary)

Pont Trencat, Sant Celoni and Santa Maria de Palautordera (Spain)

The Roundhouse, London (United Kingdom)

DIPLOMAS - Architectural Heritage

Stift Klosterneuburg (Austria)

Paradehuset, Gisselfeld Kloster (Denmark)

Texaco Service Station 1938, Skovshoved Harbour (Denmark)

The Belvedere on Pfingstberg Hill, Potsdam (Germany)

Domus Academica, University of Oslo (Norway)

Pocarjeva Domacija, Mojstrana (Slovenia)

San Juan de los Reyes, Granada (Spain)

Eslöv Civic Hall (Sweden)

St Paul's Church, Bristol (United Kingdom)

Brunel's ss Great Britain, Bristol (United Kingdom)

 

Category 1b: Cultural Landscapes

TOP PRIZE - Cultural Landscapes

Santo Stefano di Sessanio near l'Aquila (Italy)

MEDAL - Cultural Landscapes

The Reed & Sedge Cutters Rejuvenation Project, The Broads (United Kingdom)

DIPLOMA - Cultural Landscapes

Mourne Homesteads, County Down, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

 

Category 1c: Collections of Works of Art

TOP PRIZE - Collections of Works of Art

Farbdiaarchiv zur Wand- und Deckenmalerei (Germany)

MEDALS - Collections of Works of Art

The Croatian Apoxyomenos, Zagreb (Croatia)

Wall-Paintings of the Ottonian Crypt, Saint Andrew's Church, Fulda (Germany)

 

Category 1d: Archaeological Sites

MEDAL - Archaeological Sites

Archaeological Open-Air Museum, Biskupin (Poland)

 

Category 2: Studies in the field of Cultural Heritage

TOP PRIZE - Studies in the field of Architectural Heritage

The Atlantic Wall Linear Museum (Italy / Belgium / France)

MEDALS - Studies in the field of Architectural Heritage

“The Site of Illerup Å dal and the European society around 200 AD”, by J. Ilkjær in collaboration with C. Carnap-Bornheim and M. Biborski (Denmark)

“The Palace of Westminster Conservation Plan”, by Donald Insall Associates (United Kingdom)

DIPLOMAS - Studies in the field of Architectural Heritage

“New Foundations and Changes of Plan. Swedish Town Planning 1521-1721”, by N. Ahlberg, Department of Landscape Planning Ultuna, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala; in cooperation with the Institute of Art History, Stockholm (Sweden)

“Silk Factories in Bursa and the Conservation of Industrial Heritage related to Sericulture”, by Dr Elif Özlem Oral, doctoral thesis at the Istanbul Technical University (Turkey)

 

Category 3: Dedicated Service to Heritage Conservation

TOP PRIZE - Dedicated Service to Heritage Conservation

The Mihai Eminescu Trust (Romania / United Kingdom)

MEDALS - Dedicated Service to Heritage Conservation

Professor Dr. Dr. Ing. E.H. Gottfried Kiesow (Germany)

The Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe (A.S.C.E.) (Italy)

Fundación Caja Madrid - Programme for the Conservation of Spain's Historical Heritage (Spain)

The A.G. Leventis Foundation (Cyprus / Greece / Liechtenstein / United Kingdom)

 

 

UNESCO

 

UNESCO Melina Mercouri International Prize -

Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes

State Borodino War and History Museum and Reserve (Russia) - The Melina Mercouri International Prize for 2007

Grand Bassin (Ganga Talao) site (Mauritius) - Special mention

 

 

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Culture Heritage Conservation

Awards 2007 - Winners

 

Award of Excellence

Maitreya Temples (Ladakh, India)

Award of Distinction

Convocation Hall (Mumbai, India)

Altit Settlement (Gilgit, Pakistan)

Galle Fort Hotel (Galle, Sri Lanka)

Award of Merit

Bonython Hall (Adelaide, Australia)

Lijiang Ancient Town (Yunnan, China)

Little Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR, China)

Astana of Syed Yahya (Skardu, Pakistan)

Honourable Mention

Liu Family Civil Residence (Shanxi, China)

Old St. Andrew’s School (Singapore)

Commendation for Innovation

Whitfield Barracks (Hong Kong SAR, China)

 

 

UNESCO / Jikji Memory of the World Prize

2007

Phonogrammarchiv, Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna, Austria)

 

 

UNESCO Nabi Digital Storytelling Competition of Intangible Heritage

The main prize: Lily Díaz-Kommonen (Finland) for the project:'Voices for the Map of Mexico 1550'

2nd prize: Seigo Matsuoka, Naoko Tosa (Japan)

3rd prize: Atteqa Malik (Pakistan)

 

 

UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts

2006 Winners - Visual Arts

Ms. Lida Abdul

Ms. Lara Almarcegui

 

2006 Winners - Digital Arts

"The Shadows Inventory"

 

International Museum Communication Awards (IMCA)

 

2007 Winners

Exhibition Campaign Category

Golden Award

National Portrait Gallery, London (United Kingdom) - Title of campaign: Face of Fashion

Silver Award

Ku(n)st vzw, Ostend (Belgium) - Title of campaign: 2006 Beaufort Shore Hosts Art

Bronze Award

Max Planck Institute of History of Science, Berlin (Germany) - Title of campaign: Albert Einstein Ingenieur des Universums

 

Corporate Design Category

Golden Award

MUDAM, Luxembourg (Luxembourg) - Title of campaign: Can't Wait, Opening Mudam Luxembourg

Silver Award

Rotterdam 2007 City of Architecture, Rotterdam (Netherlands) - Title of campaign: Rotterdam 2007 City of architecture 2007

Bronze Award

Palais de Tokyo, Paris (France) - Title of campaign: visual identity 2001-2006: "tokyo palace" typeface.

 

Integration Category - Special Prize

Southbank Centre, London (United Kingdom) - Title of campaign: Southbank Centre Corporate Design

Innovation Category - Special Prize

MuseumsQuartier Vienna (Austria) - Title of campaign: "Mq Man" - Campaign

Peers Award

Fundaçáo de Serralves, Porto (Portugal) - Title of campaign: Katharina Grosse Exhibition Campaign in Serralves

 

GREAT BRITAIN

 

The Gulbenkian Prize for Museums and Galleries

 

2007 Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year

Pallant House Gallery (Chichester, East Sussex, UK)

2007 Gulbenkian Prize Finalist (Short list 2006)

New Century Project, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

Kew Palace, Historic Royal Palaces, London

Weston Park Museum, Sheffield Galleries & Museums, Sheffield

 

 

Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence

(at Museums & Heritage Show, London, UK)

2007 Awards for Excellence

 

The Classic Award

Winner - Tyne & Wear Museums

Permanent Exhibition

Winner - Event Communications Ltd & Glasgow City Council: Kelvingrove New Century Project

Commended - Pallant House Gallery: Pallant House Gallery

Temporary/Touring Exhibition

Winner - World Museum Liverpool: Eye for Colour

Commended - The Handel House Museum: Handel & the Castrati Exhibition

Restoration / Conservation

Winner - Historic Royal Palaces Trust: Kew Palace

Commended - Stately Trains: Preservation of Vintage Railway Carriages

Project on a Limited Budget

Winner - The Old Operating Theatre: 'Tales from the Crypt'

Commended - Tyne & Wear Museums: Help us Get 'Wor Jackie' Back on Track

Commended - Solihull Heritage and Local Studies Service: The 'S' Factor

Marketing Campaign

Winner - Historic Royal Palaces Trust: Identity Project

Commended - National Army Museum: Summer 2006 Exhibition, Somme 90

Use of Technology

Winner - MICE Amigo & Flaming Pear Interactive: Interactive Dive Cage (Bournemouth Oceanarium)

Education Initiative

Winner - Glasgow City Council: HLF Schools & Museums Project

Commended - Pallant House Gallery: Partners in Art

Overall Contribution by an Individual

Winner - Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman, English Heritage

Heritage 365 Reader's Award

Winner - Weston Park Museum: Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust

Commended - V&A Museum of Childhood: V&A Museum of Childhood

International Award

Winner - Haley Sharpe Design: Historic Jamestowne

Winner - MET Studio Design Ltd: Hong Kong Wetland Park

 

 

The Conservation Awards

2007 Conservation Awards

 

THE AWARD FOR CONSERVATION

The Scottish Conservation Studio for Perth Museum & Art Gallery: A rare silk early 17th-century doublet

THE AWARD FOR CARE AND COLLECTIONS

Durham University Library: North East Collections Care Scheme

THE STUDENT CONSERVATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Rachel Morrison and The Courtauld Institute of Art: Surface cleaning of unvarnished paintings

THE DIGITAL PRESERVATION AWARD

The National Archives of the UK: Active preservation at The National Archives: PRONOM and DROID

THE ANNA PLOWDEN AWARD FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

Professor Norman Tennent, Fyne Conservation Services and Dr Jim Nobbs, University of Leeds: Colour-matching for ceramic conservation

 

 

Interpret Britain and Ireland Awards

(by Association for Heritage Interpretation)

2006 Interpret Britain and Ireland Awards

 

Winners:

Barton Broad Restoration Project Interpretation - The Broads Authority

Brunel's SS Great Britain - SS Great Britain Trust

Mr Edward Chambré Hardman's House and Photographic Studio - The National Trust

National Waterfront Museum - Amgueddfa Cymru / National Museum Wales

RNLI Henry Blogg Museum - Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Secret Hills Time Trail - Shropshire County Council

Threads of Time Exhibition - The National Trust

Tudor Lives - Tyne and Wear Museums

War and Peace at Aberystwyth Castle - Ceredigion Museum

Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats - Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann / National Library of Ireland

Commendations:

Across the Board - Around the World in 18 Games - Tyne and Wear Museums

A Century of Memories Exhibition - Belfast City Council

Great Laxey Wheel 150th Anniversary - Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin / Manx National Heritage

Look, Touch, Listen, Smell - Tyne and Wear Museums

Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Initiative - Tweed Forum

York ROC Cold War Bunker - English Heritage

 

 

"Enjoy England Awards for Excellence"

 

2007 The Large Visitor Attraction of the Year (over 100,000 visitors)

Gold Winner

Alnwick Castle in Northumberland

Brunel’s ss Great Britain in the Great Western Dockyard, Bristol

Silver Winner

Imperial War Museum North, Manchester

 

2007 The Small Visitor Attraction of the Year (under 100,000 visitors)

Gold Winner

The RAF Air Defence Radar Museum

Silver Winner

Mr Straw’s House, Worksop

The Fan Museum, Greenwich

Ripley Castle, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

 

"Excellence in Tourism Awards" - in Association with Enjoy England

 

Small Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007 Award

Gold Award Winner - Weston Park, Shropshire

Silver Award - Bodenham Aboretum, Shropshire

Joint Highly Commended Award - Jackfield Tile Musuem, Shropshire

Joint Highly Commended Award - Red House Glass Cone, Black Country

 

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007 Award

Gold Award Winner - RAF Musuem Cosford, Shropshire

Joint Silver Award - Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire

Joint Silver Award - Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Black Country

 

 

 

GREAT BRITAIN - SCOTLAND

 

Scottish Thistle Awards

(categories: Events and Festivals; Customer Care - Visitor Attraction;

Sustainable Tourism; Marketing Initiative)

 

Scottish Thistle Awards 2007

 

Events and Festivals: Regional

Cambo Snowdrops, Fife - winner

Kirkintilloch Canal Festival Group, Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley

RBS Caledonian Challenge / SCF Events Ltd, Edinburgh & Lothians

Events and Festivals: International

Glasgow Mackintosh Festival 2006 - winner

 Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley

Loch Ness Marathon, Highlands

Tour of Britain / Dumfries & Galloway Council, Dumfries & Galloway

Customer Care: Activities & Attractions

The Famous Grouse Experience, Perthshire - winner

Haggis Adventures, Scotland-wide

Rabbie's Trail Burners, Scotland-wide

Sustainable Tourism

Rabbie's Trail Burners, Edinburgh - winner

Crown Estate, Aberdeen & Grampian

Radisson SAS Hotel Edinburgh, Edinburgh & Lothians

Marketing Initiative

Glasgow Mackintosh Festival - winner

Dynamic Earth/ Mother Earth of All adventures, Edinburgh & Lothians

Mary King's Close / Ghost Fest, Edinburgh & Lothians

 

 

IRELAND

 

Museum of the Year Award (Ireland)

by The Heritage Council and the Northern Ireland Museums Council

 

2004 Awards

 

The Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Cultra, Belfast - The Overall 2004 Museum of the Year Award

The National Museum of Ireland, Dublin - The Best Collections Care Award 2004

Monaghan County Museum - The Best Collections Care 2004 - Commended

The National Museum of Ireland, Natural History Division, Dublin - The Best Access and Outreach Initiative Award 2004

South Tipperary County Museum - The Best Access and Outreach Initiative 2004 - Commended

Ulster Museum, Belfast (exhibition: Conflict, the Irish at War) - The Best Exhibition Award 2004

The Waterford Museum of Treasures, Waterford - The Best Publication Award 2004

The Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Cultra, Co Down - The Best Publication Award 2004

 

 

SWEDEN

 

The Museum of the Year Award by the Swedish Museums Association

 

Värmlands Museum - Museum of the Year 2005 by the Swedish Museum Association

 

 

FRANCE

 

"Diderots de l'initiative culturelle"

(Categories: "Personnalités"; "Institutions"; "Expositions- Manifestations")

by Association des musées et centres pour le développement de la culture scientifique, technique et industrielle (AMCSTI)

 

"Prix Diderot de l’initiative culturelle" 2007

 

Prix Hubert Curien

Ms. Marie-Odile Monchicourt , Productrice à Radio France , Chroniqueuse à France Info

Catégorie "Institution"

Banque des savoirs, Conseil général de l'Essonne, www.savoirs.essonne.fr

Catégorie "Evénement"

La valise Energie, Espace des sciences - CCSTI de Rennes, www.espace-sciences.org

 

 

"Salon du Patrimoine Culturel"

 

Prix SEMA – VMF "Patrimoine bâti - Jeune entrepreneur"
Philippe Gandino, Artisan, maçon en pierres sèches, Versailles

Prix CLIO 2007 pour la recherche archéologique

1er Prix: Laïla Nehmé, CNRS - Mission archéologique de Madâ'in Sâlih (Arabie Saoudite)

2ème Prix: Christophe Pottier, EFAO- Les premières capitales d'Angkor (Cambodge)

3ème Prix ex aequo: Yannick Miras, Université de Barcelone - La genèse d'un paysage culturel de haute montagne dans les Pyrénées Orientales (Andorre)

3ème Prix ex aequo: Christophe Thiers, CNRS - Mission archéologique des Temples d'Ermant (Égypte) - Label Européen QUALICITIES pour la gestion durables des villes d’histoires Anderlecht (Belgique) - Arles (France) - Birgu (Malte) - Evora (Portugal) - Vienne (France)

 

 

NETHERLANDS

 

Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Awards

(categories:  Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Museum Prijs &

Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Monumenten Prijs & BankGiro Loterij Museumprijs)

 

Kasteel De Menkemaborg in Uithuizen Groningen - 2007 BankGiro Loterij Museumprijs

Stichting Monumentenzorg Curaçao - 2005 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Monumenten Prize

Museum Simon van Gijn te Dordrecht - 2004 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Museum Prize

 

 

BELGIUM

 

Museumprijs - Prix des Musées

 

Prix des Musées 2007

Bruxelles: MRAH Musée du Cinquantenaire

Flandre: Het Sportimonium, Hofstade

Wallonie: Musée royal de Mariemont, Morlanwelz

 

Prix du Public 2007

Bruxelles: Musée bruxellois de la Gueuze

Flandre: Musée de l’histoire des sciences, Gand

Wallonie: Musée provincial Félicien Rops, Namen

 

 

CultuurPrijzen Vlaanderen

(categories: Prijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor Cultureel Erfgoed &

Prijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor Architectuur en Vormgeving)

 

CultuurPrijzen Vlaanderen 2006

Prijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor Cultureel Erfgoed

Winner - Museum Dr. Guislain

Brussel behoort ons toe (BBOT)

Kunstwerkstede De Coene

 

Prijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor Vormgeving

Winner - Raf Simons

Christophe Coppens

Nedda El-Asmar

 

 

NORWAY

 

The Museum of the Year Award by Norges museumsforbund

 

Museumssenteret i Salhus (Salhus, Norway) - Norwegian Museum of the Year 2007

 

 

PORTUGAL

 

Prémios de Museologia Da Associação Portuguesa de Museologia (APOM)

Awards for the Best Portuguese Museum

 

Portuguese Museums

Museu Municipal de Faro

Museu Municipal de Coruche

Museu do Papel Terras de Santa Maria (Santa Maria da Feira) - Menção Honrosa (ex-aequo)

Museu da Indústria de Chapéus de São João da Madeira - Menção Honrosa (ex-aequo)

Museu da Luz (Aldeia da Luz) - Menção Honrosa (ex-aequo)

Museu de Terras de Basto (Celorico de Basto) - Menção Honrosa (ex-aequo)

 

Exhibition

7.000 Anos de Arte Persa (Museu da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian)

Eduardo Nery - Exposição Retrospectiva (Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis e Museu da Água)

Habitantes e habitats - Pré e Proto-história na Bacia do Lis (Câmara Municipal de Leiria).

 

Catalogue

Carlos Relvas e Casa da Fotografia (Divisão de Documentação e Fotografia - IPM)

7.000 Anos de Arte Persa (Museu da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian)

 

Service of cultural extension

Museu Nacional do Traje e da Moda

Museu da Fundação Serralves

Museu Municipal de Loures

Museu de A Brincar, de Arronches - Menção Honrosa

 

Work on Museology

Inventário Artístico da Arquiodiocese de Évora e Exposição Tesouros de Arte e Devoção, da Fundação Eugénio de Almeida

Workmanship in Museology

Benjamim Pereira

 

 

RUSSIA

 

Open Museum Forum Award

by Open Museum Association Russia

2004 Awards

The Traces of the Garden. Communication project devoted to Pavel Kuznetsov - Saratov Art Museum (Igor Sorokin and Evgeny Strelkov).

 

Minus Six. Exhibition about GULAG - Desht-i-Art Centre, Karaganda, Kazakhstan (Larissa Pletnikova, Guldana Safarova).

 

National Cultural Heritage Award of Russia

by National Fund for the Rebirth of the Russian Country Estate (NF RRCE)

 

2006 Awards

Category of Guardian - Winners

Galina Opaleva and Vladimir Opalev - Smolenskoe village public school (Yaroslavl oblast)

Viktor Kulakov - State Cultural and Natural Museum Preserve "Hmelita" named by Griboedov

Category of Way of Life - Winners

Natalia Gramolina - State Cultural and Natural Museum Preserve named by Polenov

Nikolay Ivanov - People's Education of Russia

Category of Owner - Winner

Vladimir Kononov - building investment company "Concor", Tver Oblast

Category of Benefactor - Winners

Sergey Tkachenko - Institute for Scientific Research and Design of Moscow

Galina Palamarchuk, Eugenia Altynbaev and  Andrey Nikiforov - Gatchina  TV & publishing company (Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast)

Special Award

Team of the company "The merchant Pleshanov' Manor"

 

CANADA

 

Canadian Museums Association - Awards for Outstanding Achievement

 

The Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2004

 

Research

National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives - Index to Nineteenth-Century Canadian

Publication

Royal Ontario Museum - ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario

Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal  - Les 20 ans du CIAC (honorable mention)

Exhibitions

UBC Museum of Anthropology and the Tahltan First Nations - Mehodihi: Well-Known Traditions of Tahltan People

Conservation

Centre de conservation du Québec - Préserv’Art

Museum Management

Museums Alberta - Museum Excellence Program

Multimedia

Les Muséums Nature de Montréal - Ars Natura

Centre national des naufrages du Saint-Laurent - Mayday (honorable mention)

 

 

ICOM Canada International Achievement Award

 

ICOM Canada's International Achievement Award 2006 recipient

Société des musées québécois

 

 

British Columbia Museums Association - Museums in Motion Award

 

2006 Museums in Motion Award Recipients

 

Awards of Merit

Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia

The Exploration Place, Prince George, British Columbia

Vancouver Aquarium & Marine Science Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia

 

 

Interpretation Canada Awards of Excellence

by Interpretation Canada (An Association for Heritage Interpretation)

 

Interpretation Canada Awards of Excellence (for 2004)

Personal Interpretation

Gold

"Water on the Rocks"; Presenters: Laurie Schwartz, Mike Unrau, Thomas Usher; Authors: Laurie Schwartz, Mike Unrau, Thomas Usher

Silver

"ARTiculation"; Presenter: Brad Tucker; Author: Brad Tucker

Bronze

"A Tale of Two Seasons"; Presenters: Lori Bartley, Lisa Shapiro, Joanne Hiebert; Author: Lori Bartley

 

Non-Personal Interpretation

Gold - Tie

"Manitoba’s Trans Canada Trail Guide"; Winnipeg, Manitoba ; Sherry Dangerfield (S. Dangerfield Interpretive Planning), Kal Barteski (ideaMonsters), GeoMap Manitoba

"Cretaceous Crime Scene"; Drumheller, Alberta; Earle Wiebe, Jason Martin, Brad Tucker; Royal Tyrell Museum

Silver

"Parks for All Seasons"; Promotional Video; Victoria, British Columbia; Melanie Groves (Capital Regional District Parks), Lorraine Scollan (SHAW TV - Victoria)

Bronze - Tie

"Griffith Woods Regional Pathway"; Wayside Exhibits; Calgary, Alberta; Joan Lawrence, Sky Weir, Dennis Budgen, Anne Pope; The City of Calgary

"Storyline: At the Heart of Your Museum"; Workbook; Lacombe, Alberta; Anna Robertson (Robertson Weir Ltd.), Central Alberta Region Museums Network

 

 

USA

 

American Association of Museums - AA