16 Dec 2021
31 Dec 2021

THE ART EXPLORA -  ACADÉMIE DES BEAUX-ARTS EUROPEAN AWARD 2021

Launched in 2020 under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture, the award is open to all public and private European museums and art centres. Its goal is to encourage initiatives that are designed to reach new audiences.  

 

This year, three €50,000 prizes and one €10,000 audience choice prize will be awarded to boost projects designed to reach wider audiences: digital innovations, off-site activities, inclusion of people with disabilities, new mediation methods, cultural awareness for young people, etc.

Category 1: Institutions with less than 100,000 visitors per year

Category 2: Institutions receiving between 100,000 and 500,000 visitors per year

Category 3: Institutions with more than 500,000 visitors per year


Shortlist :
A shortlist of 18 projects has been made by the foundation's teams, with the help of a group of 10 Art Explora volunteers recruited especially for this task. 

Have a look of the shortlist.


Revelation of the winners :

The three prize winners will be announced on December 16th at 05:00 pm a ceremony broadcast online on Art Explora's social media profile.

General information

The three prize winners will be announced on December 16th at 05:00 pm a ceremony broadcast online on Art Explora's social media profile.

DIRECTION
The 3 prize winners will be designated by a jury made up of 9 people - half nominated by Art Explora, and half coming from the Académie des beaux-arts. 

  • Diane Drubay, founder of We Are Museums

  • Tatyana Franck, director, Elysée Museum, member of the board PLATEFORME 10

  • Adrien Goetz, doctor in Art History and Academician

  • Fabrice Hyber, artist and Academician

  • Frédéric Jousset, president of Art Explora

  • Catherine Meurisse, comic book author and Academician

  • Laurent Petitgirard, permanent Secretary of the Académie des beaux-arts

  • Anna Somers Cocks, journalist, founder of The Artnewspaper

  • Marie-Cécile Zinsou, president of the Foundation Zinsou
CONTACT

Chiara di Leva 
chiara@claudinecolin.com