Sámi Museum Siida Wins European Museum of the Year 2024
The European Museum of the Year Awards has honored the Sámi Museum Siida in Inari, Finland, with the title for 2024, recognizing its ethical collaboration with Sámi organizations. Taina Pieski, the director, emphasized the global significance of Sámi history. Among the other recipients are the Sybir Memorial Museum in Białystok, Poland, acknowledged for its human rights initiatives; the Kalamaja Museum in Tallinn, Estonia, for its community involvement; the Museum of the Home in London, celebrated for its commitment to environmental sustainability; and the Salt Museum of Missolonghi, Greece, recognized for its hospitality. Additionally, Ihor Poshyvailo from Ukraine was awarded the Kenneth Hudson Award as Museum Professional of the Year, along with several special mentions for other museums.
Key facts
- Sámi Museum Siida in Inari, Finland, won European Museum of the Year 2024.
- The awards were established in 1977 by the European Museum of the Year Awards.
- The museum focuses on the indigenous Sámi people, the only native people remaining in Europe.
- Director Taina Pieski commented on the museum's resonance with the European museum community.
- Sybir Memorial Museum in Białystok, Poland, won the Council of Europe Prize.
- Kalamaja Museum in Tallinn, Estonia, won the Silletto Prize for community involvement.
- Museum of the Home in London won the Meyvaert Museum Prize for environmental sustainability.
- Salt Museum of Missolonghi, Greece, won the Portimão Museum Prize for hospitality and inclusion.
- Special mentions: ZOOM Children's Museum (Vienna), KMSKA (Antwerp), National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (Oslo), Sobibór Museum and Memorial (Poland), Museum of Making (Derby, England).
- Ihor Poshyvailo won the Kenneth Hudson Award for institutional courage and professional integrity.
Entities
Artists
- Taina Pieski
- Ihor Poshyvailo
Institutions
- Sámi Museum Siida
- European Museum of the Year Awards
- Council of Europe
- Sybir Memorial Museum
- Kalamaja Museum
- Museum of the Home
- Salt Museum of Missolonghi
- ZOOM Children's Museum
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA)
- National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
- Sobibór Museum and Memorial
- Museum of Making
- National Memorial of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes
- Museum of the Revolution of Dignity (Maidan Museum)
- Artribune
Locations
- Inari
- Finland
- Białystok
- Poland
- Tallinn
- Estonia
- London
- England
- Missolonghi
- Greece
- Vienna
- Austria
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Oslo
- Norway
- Włodawa
- Derby
- Ukraine
- Sápmi
- Sweden
- Russia