Ty Pawb shortlisted for ‘Art Fund Museum of the Year’ 2022

Ty Pawb is amongst five facilities across the UK to have made the shortlist for the ‘Art Fund Museum of the Year’ 2022.

Art Fund selects five ‘outstanding museums’ a year for the prize.

This year features organisations whose “achievements tell the story of the museum’s creativity and resilience, and particularly focuses on those engaging the next generation of audiences in innovative ways”.

Wrexham’s Ty Pawb has made the final five along with Derby Museums Museum of Making, Horniman Museum and Gardens (London), People’s History Museum (Manchester) and The Story Museum (Oxford).

The winning museum will be announced at a ceremony at the Design Museum in London on 14 July and will receive £100,000. The other four shortlisted museums will each receive £15,000 in recognition of their achievements.

This year’s judging panel, which will be chaired by Art Fund Director Jenny Waldman, includes Dame Diane Lees, Director-General, Imperial War Museums; Harold Offeh, artist and educator; Dr Janina Ramirez, cultural historian and broadcaster, and Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 6 DJ and broadcaster.

The judges will visit each of the finalists to help inform their decision-making, while each museum will make the most of being shortlisted over the summer through events and activities for both new and current visitors.

Speaking on behalf of the judges, Jenny Waldman, Director, Art Fund said,”An abundance of applications to be Art Fund Museum o(the Year 2022 shows the creativity and resilience of museums right around the country, despite the immense challenges of the last two years.

“The five superb finalists are all museums on a mission who are tackling the vital issues o(today — from combating the climate emergency to improving literacy or exploring migration — and reaching diverse communities as they do so.

“Each is working hard to encourage the next generation to get involved, both to inspire them and to equip them with essential skills.”

At the time of writing no local comment on today’s announcement has been released.