The leading events + awards organisation for the museums and heritage sector. The FREE Museums + Heritage Show returns to Olympia London on 15-16 May 2024.
What an INCREDIBLE night! A huge congratulations to all of the winners at the
#MandHAwards
2024! 🎉
Thank you to our judges, sponsors, partners and everyone who entered. We're so grateful for all of you.
Find out who won at the Museums + Heritage Awards here.
#MandHAwards
: Congratulations to Sir David Attenborough, recipient of the 2019 Special Recognition Award “I am truly delighted by this Award, museums are among my favourite places and the trouble is they are always under attack … and under funded”
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: Winner Temp/Tour category, spons
#Displayway
…
@Salisburymuseum
for Terry Pratchett: His World “an exhibition which demonstrated great emotional connection which resulted in a marked change in visitor demographics”
WINNERS of the
#MandHAwards
2021 Best Use of Digital, UK is.... National Portrait Gallery for Hold Still: A Portrait of our Nation in 2020. Congratulations!
WINNERS of the
#MandHAwards
2021 Learning Outreach Award is.... Leeds Museums and Galleries Closing the Covid gap: LMG Primary School Membership, curriculum planning and Recovery Curriculum. Congratulations!
The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year, with a budget of less than £80,000, sponsored by the
@shippingmonster
is the Museum of Homelessness for the Secret Museum. Congratulations!
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@our_MoH
The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year, with a budget of more than £80,000, sponsored by the
@shippingmonster
goes to Colchester + Ipswich Museums for the Power of Stories. Congratulations!
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: Winner, Learning Programme of the Year …
@LeedsMuseums
@LeedsCityMuseum
Careers for All: meaningful work experience for young people with additional needs. A powerful example of a learning programme with concrete outcomes by an organisation which delivers!
The day has finally arrived. Announcing... The
#MandHAwards
Shortlist! ✨ Thank you for each and every one of your entries - they have made us so proud to work in this incredible sector. Can you spot your name on the shortlist? 👀
#MandHAwards
: Joint winner for Individual Volunteer, in partnership
@Aimuseums
… Claire Madge (
@TinctureOfMuse
) from
@MuseumofLondon
“for her significant contribution to her organisation and to the sector as a whole working tirelessly to help museums to be more autism friendly”
The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, Shop of the Year Award goes to
@Beamish_Museum
, The Living Museum of the North for its 1900s Town Market Stalls. Congratulations!
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The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, Community Engagement Programme of the Year is York Archaeological Trust for Archaeology on Prescription. Congratulations!
#MandHAwards
@YATCommunity
#MandHAwards
: Winner Permanent Exhibition …
@BROOKLANDSMUSEU
for the re-development of the Aircraft Factory & Flight Shed “This new exhibition has it all – it’s immersive, creative and people-focused. It is astonishing in its risk-taking”
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: Winner Permanent Exhibition …
@ssgreatbritain
for Being Brunel “creative, detailed and breaks new ground, much like its subject did all those years ago”
That's a wrap for this years
#MandHShow
! 💫🦖🏆
Thank you so much to each of our incredible speakers, exhibitors & those who attended this years show. We truly couldn't do this without you and your support.
We hope you left feeling motivated - we'll see you again next year! 👋
#MandHAwards
: Winner, Marketing Campaign, spons by
@BVA_BDRC
…
@TheMERL
for “Look at this Absolute Unit” “a story of risk, humour, interactivity and authenticity”
Congratulations shortlistees! We had the highest number of entries this year for the
#MandHAwards
and the quality to match. Truly, you've excelled yourselves! Take a look at the shortlist here ☞
We now have more than 40 talks, webinars and podcasts available to view online. ALL free, for everyone, forever! If you missed them last year, why not take a look now?
WINNERS of the
#MandHAwards
2021 Partnership of the Year is.... the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (University of Leicester) on behalf of QHCN Queer Heritage and Collections Network! Congratulations!
The winner of the Permanent Exhibition of the Year Award at the
#MandHAwards
is...
@McrMuseum
for South Asia Gallery: a British Museum partnership! Sponsored by
@DisplaywaysV
. Congratulations!
Congratulations to the winner of the Restoration or Conservation Project of the Year, Cleveland Pools Trust for the restoration of
@Clevelandpools
!
#MandHAwards2023
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: Winner, Partnership of the Year
@yorkartgallery
and
@KaiserChiefs
for When All is Quiet - the definition of a true partnership, the judges were hugely impressed by the bold creativity of this project.
The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, Restoration or Conservation Project of the Year goes to The Churches Conservation Trust and its partners, for the restoration of 1719 in Sunderland. Congratulations!
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Joint WINNERS of
#MandHAwards
2021 Restoration or Conservation Project of the Year is.... National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth City Council, D Day Story Landing craft tank LCT 7074 -Rescuing a D-Day Hero! Congratulations!
Today is the day... ANNOUNCING THE
#MandHAwards2024
SHORTLIST 🎉
A huge well done to everyone who made the list. We're so proud to be a part of such a passionate + dedicated sector.
Thank you so much to everyone who entered, good luck!
#MandHAwards
: Winner, Restoration or Conservation Project of the Year …
@TheBoxPlymouth
for The Box Naval Figureheads Collection - a bold ambitious and hugely complex undertaking which has enabled these figures to be displayed for generations to come!
The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, for the Best Use of Digital is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for War Graves Week. Congratulations!
#MandHAwards
The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, Permanent Exhibition of the Year 2022, sponsored by
@DisplaywaysV
, is given to Imperial War Museums for Second World War and The Holocaust Galleries at IWM London. Congratulations!
#MandHAwards
The winner of the Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year (budget over 80k) at the
#MandHAwards
is...
@MigrationUK
for Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS! In partnership with
@TEGnetwork
. Congratulations!
#MandHAwards
: Winner of Shop of the Year with a t/o of less than £500k …
@CharlestonTrust
for The Created for Charleston - a perfect combination of quality, bespoke merchandise and all right on message, the judges were hugely impressed!
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: Winner, Permanent Exhibition of the Year …
@EnglishHeritage
for Tintagel Castle Bridge and Landscape Project - "extraordinary, bewitching and beautiful enabling the genuine story of place to be told in an astonishingly original way"
The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, Partnership of the Year is Oxford University Museum of Natural History for Meat the Future: A partnership to feed minds and bodies. Congratulations!
#MandHAwards
@morethanadodo
The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, Fundraiser of the Year is… Fashion Museum Bath for its inspired Buy a Bag Campaign. Congratulations!
#MandHAwards
@Fashion_Museum
#MandHAwards
: Winner Volunteer Team of the Year in partnership with
@Aimuseums
… Worsbrough Mill Youth Action Volunteers
@BarnsleyMuseum
"This wonderful group make an enormous impact showing just how valuable accessible volunteering can be to the local community"
#MandHAwards
: Winner, Sustainable Project of the Yr sponsored by
@HeritageFundUK
is
@MuseumofOxford
for Queering Spires: a history of LGBTIQA+ spaces. Judges were impressed by its commitment & authenticity, recommending it as a model which could be replicated across the sector.
📣
#MandHAwards
winners announced SOON!!! 📣
🏆😯🎉🤩👀🥂
👉⏰ Join us at 7pm on Tuesday 22 September to find out who walks away with the top prizes ... black tie optional 😉
Who'll be joining us 🙋♀️
The Museums + Heritage Show returns! Free for everyone, everywhere! At Olympia London on 11-12 May with 40+ talks, 80 expert speakers, 150 exhibitors and plenty of opportunity for networking!
Register now ➽
Details here ➽
#MandHAwards
: Winner of Temporary or Touring Exhibiton of the Year sponsored by
#Displayways
…
@ltmuseum
for its "incredibly moving, innovative and immersive exhibition", Hidden London
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: Winner, Ltd Budget …
@Herschelmuseum
for Wonder Women of Space Exhibition “great return on investment this project achieved by cleverly linking to a specific object in its collection”
What an incredible ceremony we had last night at the
#MandHAwards2023
. The talent and passion on display was truly awe-inspiring. Congratulations to each of the deserving winners!
The winner of the inaugural Visitor Welcome Award, Museums + Heritage Award 2022, sponsored by
@Tygtickets
is The University of Oxford History of Science Museum’s Front of House Team. Congratulations!
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The winner of the Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year Award (budget under 80k) at the
#MandHAwards
is...
@LeedsMuseums
and the
@HipHistorian
for A Hip Hop Journey: 50 Years of Kulture! In partnership with
@TEGnetwork
. Congratulations!
#MandHAwards
:Winner Temp/Tour category, spons
#Displayway
…
@florencemuseum
“clever use of space and creative use of technology to tell an important story with great credibility and authority”
The Museums + Heritage Award 2022, Volunteers of the Year Award, in partnership with
@Aimuseums
, is the volunteer team of Cleveland Pools Trust. Congratulations!
#MandHAwards
WINNER of the
#MandHAwards
2021 Best Use of Digital, UK is.... National Portrait Gallery for "Hold Still: A Portrait of our Nation in 2020". Congratulations!
We're so sorry to read this. In 2019
@florencemuseum
won two
#MandHAwards
- for their shop and for their brilliant temporary exhibition about the Spanish Flu - the irony isn't lost on us. We hope they get all the support they need to survive and recover.
#MandHAwards
: Winner of Limited Budget Project of the Year …
@horniman
for Beat Plastic Pollution - a project which was "imaginative, clever and beatifully done with content crowd-sourced from its own staff"
The winner of the inaugural Café or Restaurant of the Year, Museums + Heritage Award 2022 is… Manchester Jewish Museum’s Café. Congratulations!
#MandHAwards
@mcrjewishmuseum
Announcing the
#MandHShow
2023 Programme! ⭐ Find out about all the inspiring talks at this years Show, 10-11 May in Olympia London. Register today for FREE. We can't wait to see you there for the big catch up.
The winner of the Marketing + Communications Campaign of the Year at the
#MandHAwards
is...
@TankMuseum
for YouTube & the Creator Economy! Sponsored by
@Cabbells_UK
and in partnership with
@amadigital
. Congratulations!