The winners of the 2015 Leading Culture Destinations Awards have been announced at a ceremony in London. The Awards recognize the success of “museums, art organizations, and cultural destinations from around the world [that] are investing in iconic architecture, cross-sector collaborations, [and] audacious programming […] to diversify the experiences offered to visitors and establish their global reputations.”
This year’s Awards honored the Museum of Modern Art in New York City as the leading cultural destination of the year.
The winners of the 2015 Leading Culture Destinations Awards are:
Overall Winner: Leading Culture Destination of the Year: Museum of Modern Art; New York, United States of America
Leading Cultural Destination—Best Exhibitions & Programming: Tate Modern; London, United Kingdom
Leading Cultural Destination—Best Architecture & Spatial Design (presented by EcoWorld Ballymore): Foundation Louis Vuitton; Paris, France
Leading Cultural Destination—Best Digital Experience: Museum of Modern Art; New York, United States of America
Leading Cultural Destination—Best Eat & Drink: Centre Pompidou; Paris, France
Leading Cultural Destination—Best Shop (presented by Selfridges & Co): Victoria & Albert Museum; London, United Kingdom
Best Emerging Culture Destinations of the Year:
EUROPE - The Whitworth, The University of Manchester (UK)
ASIA - Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita (Japan)
AFRICA - Marrakech Museum for Photography and Visual Arts (MMP+), Marrakech (Morocco)
NORTH AMERICA - Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (USA)
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA - Gran Museo del Mundo Maya de Mérida, Merida (Mexico)
MIDDLE EAST - Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha (Qatar)
Traveller’s Awards:
BEST ART EXPERIENCE IN A HOTEL - La Colombe d'Or, Saint-Paul-de-Vence (France)
BEST EMERGING CITY FOR CULTURE - Mexico City (Mexico)
Learn more about the awards here.
News via the Leading Culture Destinations Awards.