Museum of the Year

‘Pride and connection’: The Box Plymouth named Museum of the Year 2026

Venue scoops Art Fund's £120,000 prize after impressing judges with community-focused approach

Five museums in England shortlisted for Museum of the Year

Winner of Art Fund’s £120,000 prize to be announced on 25 June

Shortlist revealed for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025

Beamish and Perth Museum among five institutions across UK in running for £120,000 prize

Museum of… Craven Museum, Skipton, North Yorkshire

How this local museum, recently lauded by the Art Fund, is sparking joy for its visitors

Search is on for Museum of the Year 2025

Museums, galleries and heritage sites have until 27 January to apply for Art Fund award

A ticking time bomb for Scottish museums

The sector is increasingly fragile as lower visitor numbers since Covid and reduced public funding continue to bite. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports

Young V&A wins Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024

Children’s museum to invest £120,000 prize in early-years community programme

Finalists announced for Museum of the Year 2024

Art Fund reveals the five institutions shortlisted for this year’s £120,000 prize

Burrell Collection named Art Fund Museum of the Year

Glasgow venue scoops £120,000 prize for ‘strong shared purpose’

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In challenging times, Museum of the Year allows our sector to be ambitious and daring

As the Art Fund award reaches its 10th anniversary, new research shows how it spotlights the value of museums, says Lucy Bird

Art Fund increases Museum of the Year prize money

Applications open for next year’s prize

Horniman Museum & Gardens named Art Fund Museum of the Year

London museum wins £100,000 prize