Five UK Museums Compete for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2015
Five institutions have been selected as finalists for the 2015 Art Fund Museum of the Year award. The shortlist includes Dunham Massey in Altrincham, IWM London, The MAC in Belfast, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and The Whitworth in Manchester. A judging panel chaired by Stephen Deuchar will evaluate the candidates, with other members being artist Michael Landy, design critic Alice Rawsthorn, The Economist's books and arts editor Fiammetta Rocco, and Axel Rüger, director of Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum. The winner will be revealed at Tate Modern on July 1, 2015, and will receive a £100,000 prize. This annual UK-based prize recognizes outstanding achievement by museums.
Key facts
- Five museums are shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2015
- The winner receives £100,000
- The winner will be announced on July 1, 2015
- The announcement will take place at Tate Modern
- The judging panel is chaired by Stephen Deuchar
- Panel includes artist Michael Landy and design critic Alice Rawsthorn
- Panel includes The Economist's Fiammetta Rocco and Van Gogh Museum director Axel Rüger
- The prize is UK-based
Entities
Artists
- Michael Landy
Institutions
- Dunham Massey
- National Trust
- IWM London
- The MAC
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- The Whitworth
- Art Fund Museum of the Year
- The Economist
- Van Gogh Museum
- Tate Modern
Locations
- Altrincham
- London
- United Kingdom
- Belfast
- Manchester
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands