THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE MUSEUM PRIZE

Within the rich economic, social and cultural diversity of its 47 member states, the Council of Europe focuses on safeguarding and promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The Council of Europe Museum Prize has been awarded annually since 1977, by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, based on the recommendations of the EMYA jury.

The Council of Europe Museum Prize is awarded to a museum that has contributed significantly to upholding human rights and democratic citizenship, to broadening knowledge and understanding of contemporary societal issues, and to bridging cultures by encouraging inter-cultural dialogue or overcoming social and political borders. The Prize aims to highlight Europe’s diverse cultural heritage and the interplay between local and European identities.

2021: GULAG History Museum Moscow, Russia

2020: National Museum of Secret Surveillance "House of Leaves" Triana, Albania

2019: Museum of Communication
Bern, Switzerland

2018: War Childhood Museum
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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2017: Caribbean Centre of Expressions and Memory of the Slave Trade and Slavery
Guadeloupe (France)

2016: The European Solidarity Centre
Gdańsk, Poland

2015: MUCEM
Marseille, France

2014: Baksı Müzesi
Bayburt, Turkey

2013: Museum of Liverpool
Liverpool, United-Kingdom

2012: Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Cologne, Germany

2010: Portimão Museum
Algarve, Portugal