Ten museums are in the running to win the 2011 Art Fund Prize.
They are the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and Leighton House in London; Hertford Museum; Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno; People’s History Museum, Manchester; Polar Museum, University of Cambridge; Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway; Roman Baths Museum, Bath; and Yorkshire Museum, York.
A shortlist of four museums will be announced on 19 May, while the £100,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winning institution on 15 June.
Former Tory MP Michael Portillo chairs the judging panel, which includes Guardian journalist Charlotte Higgins, artist Jeremy Deller and museum consultant Kathy Gee.
The public can vote at www.artfundprize.org.uk
They are the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and Leighton House in London; Hertford Museum; Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno; People’s History Museum, Manchester; Polar Museum, University of Cambridge; Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway; Roman Baths Museum, Bath; and Yorkshire Museum, York.
A shortlist of four museums will be announced on 19 May, while the £100,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winning institution on 15 June.
Former Tory MP Michael Portillo chairs the judging panel, which includes Guardian journalist Charlotte Higgins, artist Jeremy Deller and museum consultant Kathy Gee.
The public can vote at www.artfundprize.org.uk