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  The purpose of The Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries is to recognise and stimulate originality and excellence in museums and galleries in the UK, and increase public appreciation and enjoyment of all they have to offer.  
  A single award of £100,000 is presented to a museum or gallery whose entry, in the opinion of the judges, best meets the Prize criteria through a project completed or mainly undertaken in the previous calendar year.  
  info@artfundprize.org.uk  

The Art Fund
The Art Fund is a membership charity, founded in 1903, which is committed to saving art for everyone to enjoy.The funding of this major award, reflects its continuing championship of museums and their visitors everywhere.  

 

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Sky Arts is proud to return as Media Partner to the Art Fund Prize and will go behind the scenes in a 30 minute documentary, which will be shown on Sky Arts 1 and 2/HD during May and June.

Sky Arts follows the judging panel as it tours, argues and debates the 11 long listed museums. Below is a preview of the film shown at the long listed museums during Love Your Museum weekend.

The 30 minute documentary premieres on Sky Arts 2, 1st May at 5:30pm.

The documentary is also available to watch online at skyarts.co.uk/artfund  

 

  
 

Ulster Museum
  

2010 Winner announced!

The Art Fund Prize for museums and
galleries 2010 has been won by the
Ulster Museum, Belfast.

Kirsty Young
  

2010 Judges

Broadcaster Kirsty Young is leading a
panel of judges eminent in the media,
arts and science.

Art Fund Prize bowl
  

2010 public vote

Over 72,000 people voted for their favourite museum, and over 40,000 people posted comments, telling the Judges why they think their favourite should win.

Short List nominees 2010
  

2010 Short List

Following visits to all eleven museums on the Long List and a lengthy and lively discussion, the Judges have chosen the four museums that are now in the running to win the £100,000 Art Fund Prize.

Long List nominees 2010
  

2010 Long List

Eleven museums comprised the original 2010 Long List. Although the Long List traditionally comprises ten, such was the volume of high-quality applications under consideration that the Judges felt it was impossible to select less than eleven.

The Wedgwood Museum
  

2009 Winner

The 2009 Art Fund Prize was won by
The Wedgwood Museum, Stoke-on-Trent


The Museum Prize Trust Founder's logos
  

The Museum Prize Trust

The award is administered by The Museum Prize, a charity created in 2001 by National Heritage, the Museums Association, The Art Fund and the Campaign for Museums.