Looking back at the EMA Award Ceremony - Alicante 2026
The Award Ceremony, featuring the EMA Awards, the Art Museum Award, and the Children in Museums Award, took place on September 26, and was hosted by the MARQ Provincial Archaeological Museum in Alicante, Spain. This video covers the ceremony.
2026 Awards - Judges' Reports
You can now download the judges’ reports for our prestigious awards:
2026 Awards - PRESS KIT
For members of the press we have prepared two press releases covering the 2026 Awards:
(Note: both press releases are in docx-format.)
You can also directly go to our cloud-based press kit folder where you can download the press releases and related images: Press Kit
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Angeliki Giannakidou receives the EMA Lifetime Achievement Award – press release
Angeliki Giannakidou (1947) received the EMA Lifetime Achievement Award on 26 September 2026 at MARQ Archaeological Museum in Alicante, Spain, for over five decades preserving Thrace’s cultural heritage.
2026 EMA Awards – press release
On September 26, the annual award ceremony of the European Museum Academy was hosted by MARQ, the Provincial Archaeological Museum in Alicante, Spain.
House of Stories, Paris, France, winner of the 2026 Children in Museums Award
The House of Stories (Paris, France) is the winner of the Children in Museums Award, for its screen-free, self-sustaining literary ecosystem that sparks early childhood literacy and deepens parent–child bonds without public funding.
Interview
Interview with Temime Hazal Sahin
EMA continues interviewing experts in their field. For our current issue we have been speaking to Temime Hazal Sahin about her career, experiences, projects, role in EMA.
Interview with Emek Yilmaz Sancar
I think cultural heritage communication basically (and should) focus on co-creation, the goal is to involve all users to participate in creating meaningful experiences and civic dialogue as museums are also forum arenas.
Interview with Ruchi Singh
A former student of the Master’s Degree in Contemporary Museology and Museum Communication at IULM University in Milan. Ruchi Singh shares her thoughts and experiences, and explains her motivations and background.
Interview with Robert Zydel
Robert Zydel believes anthropology and marketing are crucial for designing visitor experiences and managing engagement in museums. He emphasizes the importance of museums as educational platforms and communication mediums.
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