Art Fund Prize 2012
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery has been shortlisted for the Art Fund Prize 2012, the UK’s annual ‘museum of the year’ award, and the biggest prize for arts and cultural organisations in the country. The Portrait Gallery joins The Hepworth Wakefield, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, and Watts Gallery on this year’s shortlist.
In December 2011, the Portrait Gallery reopened following a £17.6 million transformation—the first refurbishment in its 120-year history—and with an entirely new presentation of its world-famous collection, which offers a more vivid and engaging portait of Scotland past and present.
The Art Fund Prize 2012 rewards excellence and innovation in museums and galleries in the UK for a project completed or undertaken in 2011. The £100,000 cash prize will be awarded to the ‘Museum of the Year’ at a ceremony at the British Museum on 19 June. The annual prize has been awarded since 2003.
