Vienna Museum Vies for European Museum Prize 2025

Two museums from Austria are nominated for the prestigious European Museum Prize (EMYA) 2025. In total, the jury has put 42 museums from 24 European countries on the shortlist for the prize. The red-white-red contenders are the WienMuseum and the Salon Stolz in Graz.

Wien Museum and Salon Stolz Nominated for European Museum Prize

The decision on the EMYA 2025 and other awards will be made during the EMF Congress from May 21 to 25, 2025, in Białystok, Poland. The award ceremony is planned for May 24, as announced by the EMF (European Museum Forum) on its homepage. The forum, based in Portimão in southern Portugal, awards the prize annually in different European cities. The award is given to newly opened or redesigned museums.

The Salon Stolz, housed in a senior center, has been dealing with the life and work of the last great Austrian operetta and pop composer Robert Stolz, born in Graz in 1880, since July 2023 and aims to give people access to classical music. The Wien Museum was reopened in 2023 with great public interest after several years of renovation. The city's history is presented on three floors and 3,300 square meters with 1,700 objects.

Finland Recently Won the European Museum Prize

In 2024, the prize went to Finland for the Sámi Museum Siida in the far north of the country. The year before, the Ethnological Museum in Valencia, Spain, was awarded.

(APA/Red)

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