Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology shortlisted for Art Fund Prize

The Cambridge Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology (MAA) has been announced as one of the ten finalists for the prestigious Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2013. Celebrating the very best UK museums and galleries, it is the largest arts prize in the UK.

MAA tells the story of two million years of human history through one million objects – but the number of stories we have to tell are countless
-Nick Thomas

The prize aims to reward and highlight innovation and creativity in bringing objects and collections to life.

MAA holds a world-class collection of art, artefacts and archaeological discoveries from around the world. For too long a hidden gem, it now makes its outstanding collections accessible to the broadest possible audiences, in original and imaginative ways.

As well as the £100,000 for Museum of the Year, MAA is also in the running for the Clore Award for Learning, an additional award of £10,000 which recognises achievements in learning programmes in UK museums. Both winners will be drawn from the ten finalists.

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Image: Cambridge galleries, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Credit: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology



Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge

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