The Vest-Agder Museum in Norway won the European Museum Academy Prize last September with their impressive, multigenerational I-ON Project.
The project will be presented in Brussel April 26th.
EMA, a dynamic and forward-looking organisation to stimulate innovative thinking in European museums, publishes details of its current activities in an occasional Newsletter. Its Press Releases will continue to focus on individual announcements and events. Read more on awards, activities, publications, and events.
EMA continues interviewing experts in their field. For our current issue we have been speaking to Wim van der Weiden, Board member and past Chairman of EMA about his career, experiences, role in EMA, the awards and advice to colleagues.
This is the fifth edition of the EMA European Museum Report. It is based on reports from the representatives of the Academy around Europe, who have simply been asked: ‘How were museums doing in 2022 and what is going on?’ The simplicity and the broadness of the question give freedom for the representatives to interpret as they wish.
The Živa Award at the same time collects interesting experiences and makes possible to share them at the transnational level. Encourages competition in order to increase the number of museums which can do better for our societies.
Museums in Short awards are presented to institutions, authors or producers who use videos to enhance museum communication and engage audiences. Projects may include documentaries, animations, trailers and visual installations.
The Children in Museums Award values creativity and innovation and considers how an exhibition or programme can change the course of museum thinking or museum practice. Closing date: 15 March.
The Art Museum Award is dedicated to museum projects which focus on art in an innovative, pioneering, and creative way, addressing current social issues. It is an annual event.
The DASA Award is dedicated to the quality of learning opportunities in museums. The award is supported bt DASA Working World Exhibition in Dortmund. Closing date: 15 april 2023
History-Telling, based upon storytelling, is key for museums in their attempt to make temporal sense. The Luigi Micheletti Award is for museums that convey a compelling narrative via their exhibition – at the service of society. Closing date: 15 April 2023.
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