European Museum of the Year Award

Since 1977 the European Museum Forum has organised the EMYA competition, rewarding museums throughout Europe which are committed to innovation, based on the pioneering work by EMF's founder, Kenneth Hudson.

Two kinds of museum are eligible for the Award:

Established museums which have completed a substantial programme of modernisation, extension, reorganisation or re-interpretation during the past two years.
New museums, first opened to the public during the past two years.

The judging Committee is looking for enterprise and innovation likely to have a significant influence in the national and international museum field. Special attention will be paid to imaginative interpretation and presentation, amenities, financial organisation, social responsibility, educational work, marketing and management.

The European Museum of the Year Award winner holds a Henry Moore trophy for one year. Certificates are awarded to a small number of museums which are considered to deserve special commendation.

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The Council of Europe Award is a special award in the form of a trophy by Joan Mirò made to a museum which is judged to have made a notable contribution to the understanding of the European heritage.

The Micheletti Award, provided by the Luigi Micheletti Foundation in Brescia, goes to the most promising technical or industrial museum among the current year's candidates.