Tate St Ives wins Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018

We are pleased to announce that Tate St Ives is the winner of Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018, the largest museum prize in the world. The £100,000 award was presented by renowned artist Isaac Julien and ‘world’s best teacher’ Andria Zafirakou at a glittering ceremony at the V&A in London.

Previous Winners

Tate St Ives

Cornwall

Winner of Museum of the Year 2018, Tate St Ives celebrates the important contribution of 20th century artists who lived and worked in Cornwall.

The Hepworth Wakefield

Wakefield, WF1 5AW

Wakefield's art gallery has its toes in the gushing waters of the river Calder and was the winner of Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017.

V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum)

London, SW7 2RL

Winner of Art Fund Museum of the Year 2016, the V&A is home to more than two and a half million objects.

The Whitworth

Manchester, M15 6ER

Winner of the Museum of the Year 2015, the Whitworth impressed with its extensive £15 million redevelopment project.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Wakefield, WF4 4LG

Winner of Museum of the Year 2014, YSP is an international centre for modern and contemporary art inspired by the natural beauty of the historic 18th-century Bretton Estate.

William Morris Gallery

London, E17 4PP

Housed in a fine Georgian building, the gallery is the only one in Britain dedicated to the leader of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery

Exeter, EX4 3RX

Housed in a magnificent Victorian building designed by architect John Hayward, the museum has diverse collections of both local and international importance.

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