European Museum Forum

The European Museum of the Year Award 2016 will be celebrated on 16 May at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Since September 2013, ICOM has collaborated with the European Museum Forum (EMF), which organises the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) each year.

Established the same year as International Museum Day, EMYA is awarded to a museum that has attracted and welcomed its visitors using high museum standards and innovative approaches. This award values museums whose development and innovation in terms of communication, presentation and interpretation have impacted museum standards within Europe. 

This event encourages excellence in European museums and is an opportunity for networking and debating contemporary museum issues.