The Art Fund has announced the finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018, the world’s largest and most prestigious prize for museums. We are so pleased that Tate St Ives is one of the five museums selected, recognised for its successful reopening in 2017 and in particularly its focus on the local community and for celebrating the important contribution of 20th-century artists who lived and worked in Cornwall.
Speaking on behalf of the jury, Stephen Deuchar, director, Art Fund, said: ‘Above all, Art Fund Museum of the Year is a prize for exceptional originality and innovation. Each of our five finalists has tapped into very current concerns … Each one expands the very idea of what a museum can be. I would encourage everyone to see and experience them first-hand.’
The announcement was featured on BBC’s Front Row.
Photograph ©Marc Atkins for the Art Fund Museum of the Year