I support the idea of a 'Nobel Prize' for museology. However, in the true
'Nobel' spirit I should like to suggest that the prize should be to the
museum that has made the greatest contribution to society in the previous 12
months.
May Cassar
ICOM-CC Directory Board Member
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Sent: 04 October 2003 16:34
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Subject: An ICOM prize for the best museum?
As assigned by President Jacques Perot, I was representing ICOM on the
occasion of The Best in Heritage second edition,held in Dubrovnik from 18 to
21 September 2003. The event aimed to present all those museum achievements
- or other achievements linked to cultural heritage - which have been
awarded a special prize or mention during the last few years. 18 projects
were there to represent 16 countries and they showed the current trend of
museology: this is the main value and the remarkable interest of the event.
The event also showed that several national and international awards are
assigned to museums every year. Among these, the very best known is the
European Museum of the Year Award assigned by the European Museum Forum
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such an organization brings back to memory the activity and the passion for
museums which qualifies Kenneth Hudson's life - . However,all this has
pushed me to wonder if ICOM, as representative of the museums community in
the world, should create a yearly award for the best museum achievements in
the world, or for the best paper or book on Museology, or both: a sort of
"Nobel Prize" for museology, not excluding extra-european museums, as it
already happens for EMF. This kind of award would have moreover many
functions: for exemple it would provide ICOM with wide visibility all over
the world thanks to an international event, it would create a forum for
debates,it would incite researches as for what relates to museum
communication, it would spur museum and their owners to renovate the
production of museums achievements. I here suggest this idea to the
Executive Council, to the Advisory Committee and to all ICOM members, urging
to open a debate on this.
Giovanni Pinna
Member of the Executive Council
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