2022 Shortlist
Huge congratulations to our amazing shortlistees!
The winners will be announced at a glittering live ceremony on Wednesday 11 May.
SELECT Category | 2022
Sponsored by
Sustainable Project of the Year
Shortlisted
- Discovering42 CIC Reimagining Reality
- Wakefield Museums & Castles A World of Good
- Wright & Wright Architects on behalf of Museum of the Home Museum of the Home
- Dundee Museum of Transport How can museums support the move to climate-friendly technology and lifestyles? UN COP-26, Glasgow Science Centre
2022
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Visitor Welcome Award
Shortlisted
- History of Science Museum, University of Oxford History of Science Museum Front of House Team
- Derby Museums Museum of Making
- Beamish, The Living Museum of the North Putting the Visitor First at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
- London Transport Museum Welcoming visitors to LTM
- Bristol Culture and Creative Industries Bristol Culture and Creative Industries Front of House Team
2022
Café or Restaurant of the Year
Shortlisted
- Manchester Jewish Museum Manchester Jewish Museum Café
- English Heritage Stonehenge Café
- Whitchurch Silk Mill Whitchurch Silk Mill Riverside Café
- Kiplin Hall and Gardens Growing at Kiplin
- The Black Watch Castle and Museum Bistro @ The Castle
2022
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Best Use of Digital – International
Shortlisted
- UNIT9 and Verizon on behalf of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA The Met Unframed
- Øhavsmuseet, Denmark Time machine
- The Cleveland Museum of Art, USA Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain
- Het Kabouterhuis, Netherlands Living Story, BitSpecial and Groeneveld Castle
- DMW Creative, on behalf of The Irish National Stud Company, Ireland Irish Racehorse Experience
2022
Best Use of Digital – UK
Shortlisted
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission War Graves Week
- London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE Tour Roman Londinium Live! Virtual Education Sessions
- Bradford Cathedral Bradford Cathedral: A Hidden Gem Revealed
- The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings SPAB Repair Course
- Brunel Museum Tunnelling through Time
2022
Fundraisers of the Year
Shortlisted
- Derby Museums Derby Ram Trail
- Fashion Museum Bath Buy a Bag Campaign
- Horniman Museum and Gardens London Road Tree Planting Appeal
- Foundling Museum Foundling Portraits Campaign
2022
Community Engagement Programme of the Year
Shortlisted
- Heritage Doncaster History, Health and Happiness
- English Heritage Shout Out Loud, English Heritage’s National Youth Engagement Programme
- Leeds Museums and Galleries Wellbeing, Belonging and Creativity. Community Relationships at Leeds Museums and Galleries
- Hastings Museum & Art Gallery What's in the box?
- Royal Shakespeare Company THREADS
- York Archaeological Trust Archaeology on Prescription
2022
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International Exhibition of the Year
Shortlisted
- Tinker imagineers on behalf of National Monument Kamp Amersfoort, Netherlands National Monument Kamp Amersfoort
- Museum Hof van Busleyden, Belgium Renaissance Children
- AlfaVision on behalf of Saint Bavo’s Cathedral Ghent The Ghent Altarpiece Visitor Centre: Saint Bavo’s Cathedral Ghent
- Event on behalf of H. C. Andersen House, Denmark H. C. Andersen House
- Casa Batlló Casa Batlló Immersive Experience
2022
In partnership with
Learning Programme of the Year
Shortlisted
- Foundling Museum Tracing Our Tales
- The Novium Museum Virtual Field Trips
- National Museums Liverpool Lockdown learning: Virtual classrooms
- Leeds Museums and Galleries Breaking the mould: co-creating arts savvy initial teacher training
- Heritage and Culture Warwickshire and Rebecca Bell, Integrate Education Narrative Immersion - Creating the Wow moment
2022
Partnership of the Year
Shortlisted
- Roundhouse Birmingham x Don't Settle Birmingham by Night, Herstory of Birmingham & My Voice, My Path
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History Meat the Future: A partnership to feed minds and bodies
- Natural History Museum, Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment and the BBC Studios Natural History Unit. Brought together by On Purpose Group Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature
- Science Museum Group and Cancer Research UK Cancer Revolution: Science, innovation and hope
- Jewish Museum London Life with Loss: Helping Children to Understand Grief
- Bristol Culture & Creative Industries with We Are Bristol History Commission The Colston Statue: What Next
2022
Restoration or Conservation Project of the Year
Shortlisted
- The Churches Conservation Trust in partnership with Mosedale Gillatt Architects and Historic Properties Restoration Ltd Turning a dream into a reality - restoring 1719, Sunderland
- Wright & Wright Architects Museum of the Home
- Aerospace Bristol Aerospace Bristol Conservation Workshop
- Sally Strachey Historic Conservation Ltd on behalf of National Trust The Wellington Monument, Somerset
- The Wallace Collection Conserving Fragonard's 'The Swing'
2022
Shop of the Year
Shortlisted
- Tate Tate Edit x Chila Kumari Singh Burman
- The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret The Old Op Apothecary Shop
- Beamish, The Living Museum of the North 1900s Town Market Stalls at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
- English Heritage Eltham Palace
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park Yorkshire Sculpture Park Shops
2022
In partnership with
Volunteers of the Year
Shortlisted
- Anand Mangal: Our Culture, Our Journey Leicestershire County Council Participation Team and Museums Service
- Jennifer Morgan Museum of Bath Stone
- Plas Mawr Volunteer Team Cadw, Welsh Government - Plas Mawr Tudor House
- Harry Pearson North York Moors National Park
- Cleveland Pools Volunteer Team Cleveland Pools Trust
- Neolithic Longhouse at La Hougue Bie volunteers Jersey Heritage
2022
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Permanent Exhibition of the Year
Shortlisted
- The Wordsworth Trust Wordsworth Grasmere
- The Story Museum Building a World of Stories
- David Livingstone Trust David Livingstone Birthplace
- Derby Museums and the Alliance Board for the Museum of Making Museum of Making - The Assemblage
- Imperial War Museums Second World War and The Holocaust Galleries
- Manchester Jewish Museum Manchester Jewish Museum
2022
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In partnership with
Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year (budget greater than £80,000)
Shortlisted
- Colchester + Ipswich Museums Power of Stories
- V&A Alice Curiouser & Curiouser
- Natural History Museum Our Broken Planet: How We Got Here and Ways to Fix It
- Blenheim Palace & Blenheim Art Foundation Tino Sehgal at Blenheim Palace
2022
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In partnership with
Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year (budget under £80,000)
Shortlisted
- SS Great Britain Trust Iron Island
- Museum of Homelessness Secret Museum
- Horniman Museum and Gardens Dance Can't Nice: Exploring London’s Black music spaces
- English Heritage Trust Liberty & Lottery: Exploring the Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
- Historic Royal Palaces George III: The Mind Behind The Myth
- Old Royal Naval College Gaia in the Painted Hall
2022
Marketing + Communications Campaign of the Year
Shortlisted
- Durham Cathedral Museum of the Moon
- Historic England Uncover More: the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage
- Kiplin Hall and Gardens Kiplin goes local
- Imperial War Museums IWM London's Second World War and The Holocaust Galleries
2022