Burrell Collection named Art Fund Museum of the Year

This article was first published by the Museums Association.

The Burrell Collection in Glasgow has been named Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023.

The venue, which reopened in 2022 after an extensive £68m redevelopment, was announced as the winner of the world’s largest museum prize at a ceremony at the British Museum in London on 12 July.

Duncan Dornan, the head of museums and collections for Glasgow Life (and ICOM UK Committee Member), was presented with the £120,000 prize by the artist Grayson Perry.

The Burrell was one of five finalists; the other shortlisted museums were the MAC in Belfast, the Natural History Museum and Leighton House in London and Scapa Flow Museum in Orkney. Each finalist will receive £15,000 in prize money.

In a statement on social media, the museum said it was “over the moon” at the news.

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