Congratulations to all our winners and finalists!
Awards Winners 2017
Project on a Limited Budget
Winner
Hallaton in the Great War Research Group, Hallaton in the Great War - Tales of the Unexpected
Highly Commended
- - Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Association, Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Association Museum
Shortlisted
- - Kettering Museum and Art Gallery, Collections Connections
- - Clumber Park, National Trust, Lost Treasures, The Imagined Mansion
- - University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries and Museums group and Bate Collection, Out in Oxford
Supported by
Restoration or Conservation
Winner
Highly Commended
- - National Museums Liverpool, Lady Lever Art Gallery South End Galleries Development
Shortlisted
- - The Natural History Museum, The Blue Whale Project
- - Museum of London, Restoration of 17th century fire engine
- - Royal Museum's Greenwich, Conservation of the King's Presence Chamber ceiling
- - Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, Command of the Oceans
Sponsored by
Temporary or Touring Exhibition
Winner
- The Novium, Chichester District Council, Tim Peake: An Extraordinary Journey
Highly Commended
- - Leicester City Arts & Museums Service (Leicester City Council), Fearless Foxes': Leicester City FC and the Impossible Dream
Shortlisted
- - Royal Museum's Greenwich, Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution
- - Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove, Fashion Cities Africa
- - National Memorial Arboretum, Somme En Masse: Mass Installation
Sponsored by
The International Award
Winner
- Helsinki City Museum, The New Helsinki City Museum
Highly Commended
- - Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp, Have You Met Plantin Yet?
- - An Post - The Irish Postal Service, GPO Witness History Visitor Centre
Shortlisted
- - Casson Mann on behalf of La Cite du Vin - City of Bordeaux, La Cite du Vin Permanent Exhibition, Bordeaux, France
- - Maritime Museum Rotterdam and Kossmann.dejong, Offshore Experience - the search for energy
- - Tinker imagineers on behalf of the Fort Pannerden Foundation, Experience Fortress Pannerden
Sponsored by
Volunteer of the Year Award – Individual
Winner
Shortlisted
- - Sulgrave Manor Trust, William and Sue Rogers
- - Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Jean Liddy
In partnership with
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
Volunteers of the Year Award – Team
Winner
- People's History Museum, Community Curators of Never Going Underground: The Fight for LGBT+ Rights
Highly Commended
- - The Musical Museum at Kew Bridge, The Volunteer Team at The Musical Museum
Shortlisted
- - Friends of Windmill Gardens, Friends of Windmill Gardens
- - Egypt Centre Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Egypt Centre Volunteers
- - Bristol Aero Collection Trust - Aerospace Bristol, Bristol Aero Collection Trust (volunteer group)
- - National Museums Scotland, Young Demonstrators
In partnership with
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
Innovation
Winner
- Historic Royal Palaces, The Lost Palace
Highly Commended
- - The National Holocaust Centre and Museum and designers Bright White Ltd, The Forever Project
Shortlisted
- - Mary Rose Trust, Mary Rose Revealed
- - Sennheiser on behalf of the V&A, Delivering new dimensions of sound for Records and Rebels 1966-1970
- - Hannah Bruce Company on behalf of Hoxton Hall, The Hoxton Hall Experience: A Collection of Small Choices
- - Llechwedd Deep Mine at The Slate Caverns, The Deep Mine Tour at Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Sponsored by
Marketing Campaign
Winner
Highly Commended
- - Royal College of Physicians, Scholar, Courtier, Magician: The Lost Library of John Dee
Shortlisted
- - Durham Cathedral, Durham Cathedral in Lego
- - Mary Rose Trust, Mary Rose Revealed
- - Creswell Heritage Trust, Craggy Elf
- - The Courtauld Gallery, Georgiana Houghton: Spirit Drawings
Sponsored by
Permanent Exhibition
Winner
- National Museums Scotland, Ten New Galleries at the National Museum of Scotland
Highly Commended
- - Mary Rose Trust, Mary Rose Revealed
- - IWM (Imperial War Museum), American Air Museum, IWM Duxford
Shortlisted
- - National Trust - Croome, The Return of the Croome Collection
- - The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare's New Place
- - National Museums Liverpool, Lady Lever Art Gallery South End Galleries Development
Sponsored by
Educational Initiative
Winner
- National Trust - Croome, Potter & Ponder: Sensory Experiences
Highly Commended
- Heritage Learning, The Hull Curriculum
Shortlisted
- - Horniman Museum and Gardens, Transforming our service for SEND Schools
- - Bristol Culture Team, ESOL at Bristol Museums
- - National Museums Scotland, Science Engagement at the National Museum of Scotland
- - King's College London and Partners, My Primary School is at the Museum
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