Archinect - News2024-05-20T14:41:22-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150072119/tate-st-ives-named-uk-s-museum-of-the-year-2018
Tate St Ives named UK’s Museum of the Year 2018 Alexander Walter2018-07-06T13:29:00-04:00>2018-07-06T13:31:08-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/642b4b8c0c1ca15482ed9c7dc82582f8?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Tate St Ives has been announced as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018, the largest and most prestigious museum prize in the world. Anne Barlow, director of Tate St Ives, was presented with the £100,000 prize by artist Isaac Julien and the ‘world’s best teacher’ Andria Zafirakou at an award ceremony at the V&A, London.</p></em><br /><br /><p>"Tate St Ives tells the story of the artists who have lived and worked in Cornwall in an international context," said Stephen Deuchar, chair of the judges. "The new extension to the gallery is deeply intelligent and breathtakingly beautiful, providing the perfect stage for a curatorial programme that is at once adventurous, inclusive and provocative. The judges admired an architect and gallery team who devoted some 12 years to this transformational change, consulting with the local community all the way."</p>
<p>The group of finalist museums also included Brooklands Museum (Weybridge), Ferens Art Gallery (Hull), Glasgow Women’s Library, and The Postal Museum (London).</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150072119/tate-st-ives-named-uk-s-museum-of-the-year-2018
Tate St Ives named UK’s Museum of the Year 2018 Alexander Walter2018-07-06T13:29:00-04:00>2018-07-06T13:31:08-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/642b4b8c0c1ca15482ed9c7dc82582f8?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Tate St Ives has been announced as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018, the largest and most prestigious museum prize in the world. Anne Barlow, director of Tate St Ives, was presented with the £100,000 prize by artist Isaac Julien and the ‘world’s best teacher’ Andria Zafirakou at an award ceremony at the V&A, London.</p></em><br /><br /><p>"Tate St Ives tells the story of the artists who have lived and worked in Cornwall in an international context," said Stephen Deuchar, chair of the judges. "The new extension to the gallery is deeply intelligent and breathtakingly beautiful, providing the perfect stage for a curatorial programme that is at once adventurous, inclusive and provocative. The judges admired an architect and gallery team who devoted some 12 years to this transformational change, consulting with the local community all the way."</p>
<p>The group of finalist museums also included Brooklands Museum (Weybridge), Ferens Art Gallery (Hull), Glasgow Women’s Library, and The Postal Museum (London).</p>