THE SILLETTO PRIZE FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT

As the quest for democratic involvement and cultural participation increases in society at large, the obligations grow correspondingly for museums to meet the growing needs and expectations of their communities for direct involvement in all aspects of the museum’s planning, development, management and execution of everyday activities and special projects.

The Silletto Prize for Community Participation and Engagement is sponsored by the Silletto Trust and celebrates a deep, continuous and empowering involvement between a museum and its stakeholders, that places the museum as a point of orientation and reference at the centre of its communities, whether these be local, national, global or otherwise defined.

Museum of Footwear Industry, Inca, Spain, 2022 Winner of the Silletto Prize for Community Participation and Engagement