Art Fund Museum of the Year is the world’s biggest museum prize
Art Fund has supported Museum of the Year since 2008. Over the years there have been many outstanding winners and finalists.
The prize champions what museums do, encourages more people to visit, and gets to the heart of what makes a truly memorable museum.
The judges present the prize to the museum that has shown how their achievements of the preceding year stand out, what makes their work innovative, and the impact it has had on audiences.
Our Judges for 2025
Our experienced and passionate panel of judges are responsible for selecting the shortlist of five museums and deciding who will win Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025.
Meet our 2024 winner
Young V&A was announced as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 at a ceremony at the National Gallery, London, on 10 July.
Find out more
Young V&A is a museum sparking creativity now and for the future. Created with children from early years to early teens, it is a place for young people to imagine, play and design, and get inspired by almost 2,000 toys, characters, objects and artworks on display from around the world and across history.
Celebrating 10 years of Art Fund Museum of the Year with Google Arts & Culture
In 2023 we partnered with Google Arts & Culture to tell the stories of the past 10 years of winners and finalists, to mark the prize’s anniversary.
Art Fund Museum of the Year map
Discover all the winners and finalists of the prize, from 2013 to the present day
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