OThe two main awards are the European Museum of the Year award and the Council of Europe Museum Award, which have been awarded since 1977.
This year, there are two Portuguese institutions among the 33 nominees: Casa Fernando Pessoa, in Lisbon, and the Museum of Lagos — Dr. José Formosinho.
Created to recognize excellence in the European museum sector and to promote innovative processes and excellence, the prize has been awarded since 1977, when the European Museum Forum was founded, created by the Council of Europe.
The European Museum of the Year Award annually distinguishes several areas of work in the museum sector, from inclusion, relationship with the community and environment.
In addition to the main awards, the “Portimão Museum of Reception, Inclusion and Belonging”, “Meyvaert Museum of Environmental Sustainability”, “Silletto of Community Participation and Engagement” and “Kenneth Hudson” awards, the latter created by the founder of the awards , to distinguish institutional courage and professional integrity.
In 2013, the Museu da Comunidade Concelhia da Batalha won the Kenneth Hudson prize, while the Museum of Leiria won the Silletto prize in 2017.
A Portuguese museum has never won the main category, but the Council of Europe prize has already been awarded to national spaces on two occasions: the Museu da Água, in Lisbon, in 1990, and the Museu de Portimão, in 2010.
Several national museums have received special mentions over the decades.
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