The Heritage Awards 2010
The inaugural East Midlands Heritage Awards were held at Kelham Hall, Newark, on the 16th September 2010. With entrants, short-listed and winning museums from across the 6 counties of the region and in all types and sizes from entirely volunteer run sites to large and small independant and local authority museums. To view pictures from the East Midlands Heritage Awards click here
Regional Winners 2010
Best Event:
The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruene for the Canal Village at War
Best Exhibition:
Winner - New Walk Museum & Art Gallery for A Jouney out of Darkness
Highly Commended - Harborough Museum for Hallaton Treasure
Commended - Mansfield Museum for Mansfield Goes Pop
Inpiration Award: Northampton Museum & Art Gallery for Strut
Work with Children & Young People:
Joint Winners Naseby Battlefield Project for the Sounds of the Battlefield
and Snibston Discovery Museum for Museum Club with Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Collections Care & Development:
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries for The John Player's Project
Best Visitor Experience:
Winner - Bosworth Battlefield
Highly Commended - Sulgrave Manor
Commended - Museum of Lincolnshire Life
Work with Volunteers:
Church Farm Museum
Judges Speical Awards:
Long Whatton History Society
Worcester and Sherwood Foresters Regimental Collections
Museum of the Year 2010:
Creswell Crags
In 2010 Reniassance East Midlands County Awards were held thoughout July in five successful and vibrant events and the winners are listed in the document below
Reniassance County Heritage Award Winners 2010 (24 KB)
with special congratulations going to Desborough Heritage Centre, University of Nottingham Museum, St Katherine's Heritage Project, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum and Creswell Crags - Our Museums of the Year 2010
Many of the wonners have also entered the Regional Heritage Awards which will be held at Kelham Hall in September.
If you would like to view the pictures from the evening events please click on the name of the county below...
Pictures from the Derbyshire Awards 2010 
Pictures from the Lincolnshire Awards 2010
Pictures from the Leicestershire and Rutland Awards 2010 (these awards were supported by Leicestershire County Council and Find Your Talen)
Pictures from the Nottinghamshire Awards 2010
Pictures from the Northamptonshire Awards 2010 (these awards where supported bu Northamptonshire Heritage Limited)
A Brief Summary of the Awards
The Heritage Awards are held annually in each county to celebrate the achievements of museums across theregion in a wide range of areas. Organised by the county Museum Development Officers they are partnerships between Renaissance East Midlands and the county museums and heritage fora. The awardsboth reward outstanding achievement and showcase the variety of work undertaken by museums and heritage groups. Many of the museums taking part in the awards are run solely by volunteers proving how much can be achieved often on limited resources. Award winners inspire other groups across the region encouraging new initiatives and activities based on the proven success of others.
The awards began in Leicestershire in 1989 organised by Leicestershire County Council to recognise high quality work at over 40 independent museums across the county. Renaissance East Midlands has expanded the awards to celebrate the work of over 250 museums and heritage groups in all the counties of the East Midlands. In 2010 the first regional awards will be held recognising work of regional significance, in partnership with East Midlands Tourism.
The Heritage Awards 2009
The awards in 2009 were a great success in all five East Midlands counties. To celebrate and inspire we have created a document containing each winning project and museum. To view this document please click here East Midlands Heritage Award Winners 2009 (4.89 MB)