Sore heads in Stoke-on-Trent
June 19th, 2009 by News
We’re willing to bet there are a few sore heads in Stoke-on-Trent this morning after the Wedgewood Museum scooped the £100,000 Art Fund prize for museums and galleries last night at RIBA in London.
The judges were unanimous in their decision and their praise of the museum which they said “had bowled them over” in how it uses its internationally-renowned collection to take visitors on a 250-year tour of British social, design and industrial history, while remaining firmly embedded in the local community.
“The Wedgwood Museum brilliantly highlights the marriage of art, design, manufacturing and commerce; a marriage that resonates more today than at possibly any time in the intervening years. In every respect it fully meets our criteria of what a 21st century museum should aspire to be.”
Also shortlisted, and also probably with sore heads this morning were: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, for its Centre of New Enlightenment; Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham and Ruthin Craft Centre in North Wales.
The IN team loves a good award ceremony.
