On Friday, 4 October, in a ceremony during the European Museum Academy meeting in Cyprus, the results of the 2024 Children in Museums Award were announced. 32 museums took part in the competition from 17 countries, with six museums listed as finalists. This is the thirteenth year the Award has been presented.
The winner, The Museum of Solutions (Mumbai, IN) receives a cash prize of 7,500 Euros and will hold for one year a bronze statue of Miffy, the world-famous children’s character created by Dick Bruna. The sculptor is Marc Bruna, Dick Bruna’s younger son.
Coverage of the news by the media: Times of India
The Children’s Museum Award was established in 2011 by the European Museum Academy and Hands On! International Association of Children in Museums to enhance the recognition of excellence in the specific sector of international children’s museums. In 2014 the name of the Award was changed to the Children in Museums Award, to reflect the wider range of provision for children in today’s museums. Applications are welcomed from children’s museums and from education, children departments in museums and science centres, both long-established and recently opened.
The Museum of Solutions wants to inspire, enable and empower children to make change in the world. With a series of themed spaces, the museum engages children ages 2 – 16 to actively explore how everyday life and society can be improved.
The Seoul Children’s Museum is a vibrant and colourful museum, designed to stimulate curiosity and creativity, introducing children to new concepts around science, art, and culture.
With the Children’s Biennale the Groninger Museum created a new and positive form of art appreciation and art experiences for the young target group of 8-12-year-olds.
The Miffy Museum is designed around the work of Dick Bruna. It offers pre-school age children the possibility to discover the world on their own terms together with Miffy and her friends.
Utrecht University Museum is a place where children age 8-14 and families can engage with science. Based on their curiosity, the visitor can participate in data-gathering and a variety of scientific experiments.
The educational mission of the History of Polish Jews is to preserve the rich history of Polish Jews. The museum’s aim is to foster respect for people from different backgrounds and fight xenophobia.
CosmoCaixa is a learning space encouraging experience-based learning through models that promote play, hands-on exploration and the excitement of discovery. It focuses on analogical and manual aspects and elements such as water and air, rather than new technologies.
The European Museum Academy is a volunteer society of museum experts from different national and cultural backgrounds, united for the advancement of knowledge in museology.
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