SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED: 20 MARCH

Celebrating all things great in museums and heritage across the globe

Awards Categories 2020

The 18th Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence celebrate best practice across the world of museums, galleries, cultural and heritage visitor attractions, attracting hundreds of entries which battle it out to win one of 14 prestigious awards.

The 2020 entries will be judged by a panel of the sector’s leading lights who are united in their quest to seek out the very best of the best.

Are you based outside the UK? Click here to view the categories open to International Organisations

To find out more about the categories, the entry criteria and to enter, explore the award categories below. Alternatively, take a look at our general How To Enter page.

If you have any questions regarding the entry process or your eligibility please refer to our FAQs in the first instance or contact our team directly – [email protected] +44 (0)1905 724734

Awards Sponsors & Partners

Sustainable Project of the Year

This new award will be made to an outstanding environmentally sustainable project or exhibition which can demonstrate best practice in your approach to managing environmental impacts …

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Partnership of the Year

This award will be given to the most innovative and impactful partnership project/programme. At least one heritage site and one or more additional partners (which may be non heritage organisations) must be involved.

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International Award of the Year - more than £1M

This category is open to museums, galleries and heritage attractions outside of the UK with projects totaling more than £1M.

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International Award of the Year - less than £1M

This category is open to museums, galleries and heritage attractions outside of the UK with projects totalling no more than £1M

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Marketing + Communications Strategy of the Year

This award will be given for the most effective public marketing campaign for a temporary/permanent exhibition or an overall heritage attraction.

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Temporary or Touring Exhibition

Entries for this award should highlight excellence in the creation of a temporary or touring exhibition, designed to be featured within a heritage attraction

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Limited Budget Project of the Year

This award will recognise excellence in the creation of a successful project or exhibition, achieved on a budget of less than £10,000 ex VAT

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Innovation of the Year

This award focuses on connecting people with objects/collections. The entry must demonstrate how tech has been used to enrich visitor experience.

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Learning Programme of the Year

Open to all educational projects which can demonstrate how they have inspired participants and created a legacy befitting of the unique educational potential of this sector

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Permanent Exhibition

Entries should highlight excellence in the creation of a new museum, redevelopment of an existing one or a new permanent exhibition

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Restoration or Conservation Award

This award will highlight the quality of work undertaken on restoration and conservation projects within the UK.

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Shop of the Year - more than £500k

This category is open to museums, galleries and heritage attractions in and outside of the UK with shop turnover more than £500k

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Shop of the Year - less than £500k

Looking not only at profit but at the entire retail operation – if your turnover is less than £500k this is the category for you

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Volunteer(s) of the Year

A celebration of the hard work and dedication of Volunteers across the sector in 2019. FREE to enter this is a chance to show your appreciation

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