The Museum of Making (Derby Museums) has been selected as one of the five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022, the world’s largest museum prize.
The other four shortlisted museums are: Horniman Museum and Gardens (London), People’s History Museum (Manchester), The Story Museum (Oxford) and Tŷ Pawb (Wrexham).
Art Fund annually shortlists five outstanding museums for the Museum of the Year prize.
The 2022 edition champions organisations whose achievements tell the story of museums’ creativity and resilience, and particularly focuses on those engaging the next generation of audiences in innovative ways.
The winning museum will be announced at a ceremony at the Design Museum on 14 July and will receive £100,000. The other four shortlisted museums will each receive £15,000 in recognition of their achievements.