Museums Aotearoa Awards
New Zealand Museum Awards
Museums Aotearoa is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the New Zealand Museum Awards for 2010, proudly sponsored by Story Inc. The Awards celebrate individuals and organisations who achieve excellence in New Zealand museums and art galleries.
Three Awards were presented at a celebration dinner in New Plymouth on 15 April 2010. Click here to view the photos.
Individual Achievement Award Winner:
Thérèse Angelo
Innovation Achievement Award Winner:
Hawke's Bay Museum & Art Gallery
The Miniatures: An Adventure in the Bren Collection
Finalists:
Locales / Te Papa
Colossal squid interactives and website
Canterbury Museum
3D Digital Binocular Station
Selecon Award for Exhibition Excellence Winner:
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Brought to Light
Finalists:
Museum of Wellington City and Sea
10 Years in Wonderland
The Air Force Museum of New Zealand
History Gallery Redevelopment Project; Horizon to Horizon
Click here for the 14 April 2010 media release. Click here for the awards citations.
Awards Background
From 2008 annual Museums Aotearoa Awards have been presented to celebrate individuals and organisations who achieve excellence in the museum and gallery sector in New Zealand.
The Museums Aotearoa Awards are open to individual or museum members of Museums Aotearoa, and are intended to:
- encourage continuous improvement and development of museums and galleries;
- inspire and recognise best practice and innovation
- acknowledge the contribution made by individuals to their institutions and to the gallery and museum sector
- enhance the profile of galleries and museums in local and wider communities
There are three New Zealand Museum Awards:
Individual Achievement Award
For an individual who has made an outstanding contribution, initiative or development that has led to the improvement of an organisation or the wider museum sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. Entry is by nomination.
Innovation Achievement Award
For an individual or team who has made an outstanding contribution towards innovation, particularly through the use of technology, in the museum sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Selecon Award for Exhibition Excellence
For a team or organisation for an outstanding new exhibition/s and/or visitor programme that contributes to best practice in the museum sector in Aotearoa New Zealand, and demonstrates excellence, relevance and vision particularly in lighting design. The winner will receive a generous prize package from Selecon, giving one person the opportunity to visit designers/exhibition experts in Melbourne, Australia.
Museums Aotearoa Awards 2009
The 2009 Awards were presented at a celebration dinner in Gisborne on 16 April, during the MA09 confernce hosted by Tairawhiti Museum. The selection panel commented on the high quality of entries in our second annual awards.
2009 MA Awards winners announced - 16 April 2009
Individual Achievement Award Winner - Warwick Smith, Forrester Gallery, Oamaru
Innovation Achievement Award Winner - Fred & Myrtle’s Paua Shell House, Canterbury Museum
Selecon Award for Exhibition Excellence Winner - Unpicking the Past, Nelson Provincial Museum
2009 MA Awards finalists announced - 14 April 2009
Innovation Achievement Award Finalists
- Waipu Museum for the Waipu Museum Redevelopment
- TheNewDowse for Common Ground
Selecon Award for Exhibition Excellence Finalists
- TheNewDowse for Enchanted Forest
- Waikato Museum for Waiclay
- Christchurch Art Gallery for White on White
Museums Aotearoa Awards 2008
The Museums Aotearoa Awards were presented on 10 April 2008.
Individual Achievement Award Winner - Jim Geddes, Head of Arts and Heritage at Gore District Council
Innovation Achievement Award Winner- Jointly awarded to Christchurch Art Gallery and Pearson & Associates Architects of Auckland
Exhibition / Visitor Achievement Award Winner - Whanganui Regional Museum
2008 Finalists announced - 4 April 2008
2008 Winners announced - 10 April 2008
Further Enquiries:
email: awards@museums-aotearoa.org.nz
tel: (04) 499 1313