European Museum Forum - Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Fabiola of Belgium

General information

Two kinds of museum are eligible for the Award

A.Established museums which have completed a substantial programme of modenisation, extension, reoganisation or re-interpretation during the past two years.
B.New museums, first opened to the public during the past two years.
The judging Committee is looking for enterprise and innovation likely to have a significant influence in the national and international museum field. Special attention will be paid to imaginative interpretation and presentation, amenities, financial organisation, social responsibility, educational work, marketing and management.

The European Museum of the Year Award

winner holds a Henry Moore trophy for one year. Certificates are awarded to a small number of museums which are judged to deserve special commendation.

The Council of Europe Award

is a special award in the form of a trophy by Joan Miro made to a museum which is judged to have made a notable contribution to the understanding of the European heritage.

The Micheletti Award

provided by the Luigi Micheletti Foundation in Brescia, goes to the most promising technical or industrial museum among the current year’s candidates.

Entry fee

The completed application form should be accompanied by an entry fee of two hundred pounds sterling (or 325 Euros).

A – Sterling payments by cheque, drawn on a British bank, made payable to the European Museum Forum Trust.

B – By bank transfer, provided that bank charges are paid by the applicant. Payments in Euros may only be made by bank transfer. Please make sure that your payment is identifiable, by including the name of the museum and the town in which it is situated in the instructions. A copy of the transfer instructions should accompany your application.

Bank: HSBC Grosvenor Court 149 Whiteladies Road Clifton Bristol BS8 2RR, UK

Account: European Museum Forum Trust

Account no. 31343947 (sterling transfers); 57848543 (Euro transfers)

Sort code: 40-14-09 (sterling transfers) , 40-05-15 (Euro transfers)

Swift no. MIDLGB22

IBAN no. GB69MIDL 40140931343947 (sterling transfers)
GB22MIDL 40051557848543 (Euro transfers)

Supporting material to accompany the application

1. – Illustrations: Please note that we accept only digital images.

Two copies on CD of 12 digital images, 300 dpi in JPEG format. These should include one exterior of the museum and general views of the galleries and activities. We do not require images of individual items.

Each folder must be identified with the name of the museum and the year (2008) and each image must be named. The images must be free of copyright only for use in the EMYA publication and on the EMF Internet sites and the European Union Bricks Internet site (any other use by EMF is excluded).

Note: All material will be retained in the EMF Archive after the judging has taken place.

2. – One copy of the following information on CD:

(a) A description of the project, its method of financing and future plans (two typewritten pages in English)

(b) A list of any accompanying material (see below).

3. – One copy of the museum’s leaflet, brochure or catalogue.

4. – A poster advertising the museum (if available).

5. – A small selection of relevant press cuttings.

6. – A copy of the bank transfer instructions for the entry fee.