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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