Grands Prix Winners Announced

June, 06, 2019

Congratulations to our Communicating the Arts Grands Prix Winners!

The first round of 2019’s Grands Prix were presented at Louisiana Museum during the Communicating the Arts Copenhagen conference, featuring the awards for Cross-Institution Partnership, Participatory Experience, Temporary Exhibition Design and Permanent Exhibition Design. 54 applications were received from 42 organisations in 16 countries.


Cross-Institution Partnership

GOLD: Carclew - Music Match (AU)
SILVER: Cleveland Museum of Art - Launching Open Access: Toolsets and Protocols for Best Practice (US)
=BRONZE: Bullock Texas State History Museum - Faces and Voices of History: The Texas Story Project in the Classroom (US)
=BRONZE: Minneapolis Institute of Art - Alcohol’s Empire: Distilled Spirits in the 1700s Atlantic World (US)

Participatory Experience

GOLD: Cleveland Museum of Art - ARTLENS Gallery (US)
SILVER: Maritiem Museum Rotterdam - Dealing with Drugs (NL)
BRONZE: AGB Events - Parrtjima- A Festival in Light (AU)

Temporary Exhibition Design

GOLD: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Gender Bending Fashion (US)
SILVER: Museum of Natural Sciences - Teddy and Bear (BE)
BRONZE: Museu do Amanhã - Food for Tomorrow - Feeding 10 Billion (BR)

Permanent Exhibition Design

GOLD: Cleveland Museum of Art & Potion - Artlens Exhibition (US)
SILVER: Kossmann.dejong & Reykjavík Maritime Museum - Fish and Folk - 150 Years of Fisheries (NL)
BRONZE: Gallagher & Associates - Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (US)


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Many thanks to our expert jury

Chris Atkinson, MOTAT (NZ)
Elle Barriga, Matter and More (US)
Linda Butler, Fine Arts Museums of San Fransisco (US)
Angela Cassie, Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CA)
Corinne Estrada, Communicating the Arts (FR)
Alexandra Gaffikin, Australian National Maritime Museum (AU)
Timothy Heckscher, Culturaliv (FR)
Kieran Larkin, Sydney Living Museums (AU)
Danielle Olsen, Wellcome Collection (UK)
Nikolina Olsen-Rule, Designmuseum Danmark (DK)
Naomi Seixas, Local Projects (US)
Tim Ventimiglia, Ralph Appelbaum Associates (DE)
Gry Worre-Hallberg, Sisters Hope (DK)


But wait, there’s more!

There are still 12 Grands Prix to be awarded in 2019, covering digital, engagement, leadership and fundraising.
Start your application today!