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  The purpose of The Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries is to recognize and stimulate originality and excellence in museums and galleries in the UK, and increase public appreciation and enjoyment of all they have to offer.  
  A single award of £100,000 is presented to a museum or gallery whose entry, in the opinion of the judges, best meets the Prize criteria through a project completed or mainly undertaken in the previous calendar year.  
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The Art Fund Prize

The Art FundThe Art Fund is a membership charity, founded in 1903, which is committed to saving art for everyone to enjoy.The funding of this major award, reflects its continuing championship of museums and their visitors everywhere.  

 

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Sky Arts is proud to be the TV Media Partner for this year’s Art Fund Prize. The channel will be filming a series of short films featuring behind the scenes looks at the 10 museums and galleries competing for the prize. Sky Arts has three channels offering great arts and culture programming every day. Visit www.skyarts.co.uk for details.  

 

 
 

The Wedgwood Museum
 

Winner Announced!

The 2009 Art Fund Prize has been won
by The Wedgwood Museum, Stoke-on-Trent



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People’s Choice

The Wedgwood Museum was the runaway winner in the Guardian.co.uk's online poll in which over 27,000 people voted.



The Artfund Prize Bowl
 

2009 Short List: What the Judges said

Four very different projects each demonstrate excellence and originality in their own way



Short List nominees
 

2009 Short List

The four museums and galleries
short-listed for the 2009 award were
announced on 6th May.



Long List nominees
 

2009 Long List

Ten museums and galleries across the UK were nominated for this year’s Art Fund Prize announced on 27 February 2009.



The Prize Bowl
 

2009 Judging Panel

Oscar-winning film-maker and educationalist David Puttnam will chair the 2009 Judging Panel. Joining him are six high-profile personalities from the worlds of culture, academia, business and the media.



Art Fund prize 2008 winner:
The Lightbox, Woking
 

2008 Winner

“Novel, brave and full of delights” – Chairman of Judges, Sue MacGregor, describing The Lightbox in Woking, winner of the 2008 Prize.



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The Museum Prize Trust

The award is administered by The Museum Prize, a charity created in 2001 by National Heritage, the Museums Association, The Art Fund and the Campaign for Museums.