Gemish, a living museum of the north, won the prestigious art fund of the year award Museum of the year, the greatest such award in the world.
Assigning a reward of £ 120,000, judges called called “joyful, uniform and unique place of shaped stories and experiences of its community”.
Open air museum in Durham Countywhich celebrates its 55. Anniversary, brings Georgian Georgian language Edwardian, 1940s and 1950s and 1950s history through innate exhibits.
Visitors are dealing with costumed staff and volunteers and experience regional stories of everyday life. The museum has a long-standing commitment to preserving local heritage.
The award was presented on Thursday night in Riannon Hailes, the Executive Director of the Treat, by Komiča Phil Vang, a reward judge, at the ceremony at the Liverpool Museum.
“Beamish is a worthy winner of this year’s award,” Wang said. “Our visit was one of the funniest days I’ve had years. The level of personnel commitment and the amount of jaw detail through everything. They had to drag me to pull me and scream me.”
Jenny Valdman, the director of the artistic fund, called the “Jewel in Northeast” Museum and said that the judges were “rejecting exceptional attention to the details of their exhibits on the 350 acrre and passion of their staff and volunteers”.
She added: “With three quarters of adults in the northeast England Pronouncing Museums to pride them up where they live, the heat is a great example of how museums enrich and celebrations of the local community. “
In 2024. year, the bite greeted more than 838,630 visitors and remains the most visited attraction of the region. He recently finished his Remaking Gemish The project, which included the recent of the 1950s developed with community entry. The project included more than 32,000 members of the Community, 14,338 schoolchildren and 35,000 hours of volunteers for creating 31 new exhibits.
Homes of old miners and last year opened in the past year, telling a story about pioneer provision of social protection for retired miners in Durham County.
The museum is praised for its exceptional experience of visitors, receiving a reward for the selection of passengers and a welcome awards at the National Visitor at the Museum 2024. Years + Heritage Rewards. It provides innovative educational programming for 40,000 schools per year.
Gross History Author Terri Deari recently said Was a huge fan of thin. The return of the 1980s when he worked as an actor, Darling, he would take schools there and perform the educational theater “What is the war” – including the stories of confused soldiers who return home returning home and deserter.
Bleamish was one of five finalists. Other Museums in the shortlist are chapters (Cardiff), Compton Vernei (Varvickshire), Golden Themes Gallery (Belfast), Perth & Kinross), which will every get £ 15,000. Museums are praised for their deep connection with their local communities and areas.
The Secretary of Culture, Lisa Nandi said that the award recognized the “outstanding contribution that she had a mistake to celebrate heritage in the northeast and that every year in the world through thousands of visitors every year.
