Un musée est une industrie, une entreprise, un challenger… avant d’être un musée pourrait-on se dire. Un sentiment renforcé par le prix très anglo-saxon « Leading Culture Destinations Awards ».
Classement 2017 Leading Culture Destinations Awards. Le grand gagnant est le Design Museum de Londres.
Exhibition of the Year
- Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors at Hirshhorn Museum (Washington DC, USA)
- Museum Architecture of the Year: Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology (Lisbon, Portugal)
- Museum Shop of the Year: Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, USA)
- Restaurant of the Year: Fotografiska (Stockholm, Sweden)
- Digital Museum Experience of the Year: British Museum (London, UK)
Best New Museum of the Year Award winners (opened in the last 15 months)
- Europe: Design Museum (London, UK)
- North America: Tippet Rise Art Center (Fishtail, USA)
- Latin America: Casa Wabi (Puerto Escondido, Mexico)
- Middle East / UAE / Africa: Etihad Museum (Dubai, UAE)
- Asia / Pacific: MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
The Traveller’s Award winners, presented by Avis
- Emerging Cultural City of the Year: Athens, Greece
- Art Hotel of the Year: The Walled Off Hotel (Bethlehem)
Soft Power Destination of the Year Award winners, presented by Valletta 2018
- Best Soft Power Cultural Activation Award: Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Art Less: The Davis without Immigrants (Wellesley, USA)
- Best Soft Power Cultural Organisation Award: Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto, Canada)
- Best Soft Power Cultural District Award: Watts Tower Arts Center (Los Angeles, USA)
Climate Smart Award, in partnership with SUNx:
- Climate Control at Manchester Museum (Manchester, UK)
Best Museum Late Night Experience, in partnership with Sipsmith:
- Rubin Museum of Art (New York, USA)