{"id":36948,"date":"2025-05-28T10:34:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T07:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecloudkeys.com\/?p=36948"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:46:47","slug":"tip-of-the-day-european-museum-of-the-year-awards-2025-maria-callas-museum-in-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.thecloudkeys.com\/en\/tip-of-the-day-european-museum-of-the-year-awards-2025-maria-callas-museum-in-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip of the day – European Museum of the Year Awards 2025 & Maria Callas Museum in Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Museum Forum<\/strong> is happy to announce the winners of the European Museum of the Year Awards for 2025<\/a><\/strong>. The winners in different categories under the EMYA scheme were presented on the last day of the EMYA2025 Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony that was held on 21-25 May 2025 in Bia\u0142ystok.<\/p>\n

Organised by the European Museum Forum and hosted by the Sybir Memorial Museum, the winner of the Council of Europe Museum Prize 2025, the event took place in a traditional EMYA format with a physical, rich and intense annual conference and award ceremony and brought together members of the EMYA community including this year\u2019s nominees, former winners, partners and friends.<\/p>\n

This year, the main theme of the conference was defined as \u201cRemembrance and Solidarity for Collective Action\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We warmly congratulate the winners in each category and express our deep gratitude to all 42 nominated museums for placing their trust in EMYA\u2014both through their applications and by generously welcoming the judges during their visits. Special thanks go to the Sybir Memorial Museum, our host this year, to our partners for their continued support of EMF, and to all the participants who joined us in Poland and helped bring the event to life.<\/p>\n

See you in Bilbao next year for EMYA2026, which will be hosted by Euskararen Etxea (The House of the Basque Language), winner of the Council of Europe Museum Prize 2025, in cooperation with the Provincial Council of Bizkaia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The EMYA \u2013 European Museum of the Year Award<\/strong>:
\nManchester Museum, Manchester, UK<\/p>\n

The Winner of the Council of Europe Museum Prize 2025<\/strong>:
\nEuskararen Etxea, the House of the Basque Language, Bilbao, SPAIN<\/p>\n

The Winner of the Kenneth Hudson Award for Institutional Courage and Professional Integrity 2025:
\n<\/strong>Nini Sanadiradze, former General Director of The Union of Tbilisi Museums, Tbilisi, GEORGIA<\/p>\n

The Winner of the Meyvaert Museum Prize for Environmental Sustainability 2025<\/strong>:
\nMUZOO, La Chaux-de-Fonds, SWITZERLAND<\/p>\n

The Winner of the Portim\u00e3o Museum Prize for Welcoming, Inclusion and Belonging 2025<\/strong>:
\nIstanbul Museum of Modern Art; Istanbul, T\u00dcRK\u0130YE<\/p>\n

The Winner of the Silletto Prize for Community Participation and Engagement 2025<\/strong>:
\nThe Alvor Lifeguard Interpretative Centre (CISA), Portim\u00e3o, PORTUGAL<\/p>\n

The Special Commendations:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special Commendations are given to museums that have developed a new and innovative approach in specific aspects of their public service and from which other European museums can learn. Seven special commendations were given by the Jury in 2025.<\/p>\n