Bildmuseet nominated to Swedish Museum of the Year

Every year, the prestigious award Swedish Museum of the Year is presented. This year the prize could go to Bildmuseet, which is one of three nominated finalists.

The award is given to the museum that has demonstrated courage, creativity, and excellence. The purpose of the award is to highlight exemplary museum work and to inspire other museums to innovative activities of the highest quality.

"We are incredibly proud and delighted to be nominated for Museum of the Year, and grateful that our work is being recognised," says museum director Katarina Pierre. "The nomination is proof that what we do makes an impact throughout the country. Hopefully, it can lead to even more people taking notice of us and visiting us here in Umeå."

The jury's motivation for Bildmuseet's nomination reads:

At the intersection between international contemporary art, academia, and public education, Bildmuseet offers an operation that is as inspiring as it is engaging, with high artistic quality and, at the same time, low thresholds. Bildmuseet's well-produced exhibitions and inviting program activities serve as a hub for the development and accessibility of art in northern Sweden and significantly strengthen the integrated role of art in societal development.

Besides Bildmuseet, Eskilstuna City Museum and the Maritime Museum Aquarium are nominated. In 2024, the Museum of the Year will be awarded for the 28th time. The award is initiated by the Swedish Museums Association and Swedish ICOM. The prize winner will be presented at the Swedish Museums' Spring Meeting 2024, which will be held in Karlstad in April. The prize is a travelling trophy, consisting of a glass sculpture designed by Bertil Vallien.

The jury for the Museum of the Year 2024 consists of:

• Lisa Månsson, Director general Naturhistoriska riksmuseet
• Christian Penalva, Exhibition director, Kulturen i Lund
• Olof Hermelin, Museum director Östergötlands museum
• Nils M Jensen, Director of Danske Museer

Contact information

Katarina Pierre, Museum director

katarina.pierre@umu.se, +46 90-786 96 32

Helena Vejbrink, Press contact helena.vejbrink@umu.se, +46 90-786 90 73