V&A East Storehouse and Norwich Castle among finalists for museum of the year
Summary
The V&A East Storehouse, the National Gallery, Norwich Castle Museum, and other museums in the UK are finalists for the Art Fund museum of the year award. The winner will receive £120,000, and other finalists will get £20,000 each. The award recognizes innovation and improvements in museums.Key Facts
- The Art Fund museum of the year is the UK's top museum prize.
- The V&A East Storehouse in London opened in spring 2025 and cost £65 million.
- The V&A East Storehouse is designed to let visitors see stored objects openly, changing how a storeroom works.
- The Box in Plymouth opened in 2020, cost £46 million, holds over 2 million items, and has helped bring £244 million into the local economy.
- The National Gallery celebrated its 200th year in 2025 with special exhibitions and reopened parts of the museum.
- Norwich Castle Museum had a refurbishment that made it more accessible, including wheelchair access to castle ramparts.
- The winner of the award will be announced on 25 June at an event in London.
- Last year’s winner was Beamish, an open-air museum in County Durham focusing on the 1940s and 50s.
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