Stephen Deuchar commented on the remarkable range of projects this year, despite the combination of central government cuts and reductions in local authority spending. Jeremy Hunt pointed out that visits to museums and galleries make up a quarter of the spend of all foreign visitors (and that a quarter of all foreign visitors visit the British Museum); both staggering statistics.
The second annual Clore Award for Museum Learning, whose judging panel was chaired by Dame Vivienne Duffield, was presented jointly to Leicester County Museums Service (for Held in the Hand and Touch Tables) and the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester (for Manchester Early Years Partnership). The award celebrates innovation in museum learning.
Royal Albert Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter |
The Hepworth Wakefield, a newly designed museum by David Chipperfield which has had more than 100,000 visitors in its first five months of opening.
The Royal Albert Museum and Art Gallery in Exeter, which reopened in 2011 after the building's first redevelopment in its 140 year history. They had 150,000 visitors in the first month after re-opening.
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery which reopened in 2011 after a 17.6 million pound transformation. The first refurbishment the gallery has had in its 120 year history.
The Watts Gallery,Compton near Guidford which reopened after a 10 million pound restoration which included providing storage, education facilities and out reach for the 21st century.
The winner was the Royal Albert Museum and Art Gallery in Exeter.
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