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The Museum of Byzantine Culture has been
awarded the Council of Europe's Museum
Prize for the year 2005. The
official presentation ceremony took place on April
26th
2005 at the Palais Rohan in
Strasbourg, during the Parliamentary
Assembly's 2005 spring session.
The decision
was taken unanimously by the Committee
on Culture, Science and Education of the
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly,
on the basis of a recommendation by the
European Museum Forum Jury. The jury
appreciated "the excellence of the
museum and the balance between
conservation, restoration and
presentation", noting in particular
the virtual absence of show-cases and
the illustration of restoration work. It
described the museum as "visitor-friendly,
with an educational emphasis on
children".
The
Council of Europe Museum Prize has been
awarded annually since 1977 to a museum
judged to have made a significant
contribution to the understanding of
European cultural heritage. Museums in
the 48 countries of the European
Cultural Convention are eligible to
enter for the prize; the winning museum
is selected on the basis of a shortlist
presented by a jury of the European
Museum Forum, as the prize forms part of
the European Museum of the Year Awards.
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Jïan Mirü, La femme aux beaux
seins, 1969
Ôhe
Museum of Byzantine Culture will keep
the trophy, a bronze statuette by Joan
Mirü,
for a year.
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