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Warsaw POLIN Museum of Polish Jews gets EU Prize

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Roberto Galea 06.04.2017 10:53
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw has received the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage.
Muzeum POLIN. Foto: Facebook.com/PolinMuzeum POLIN. Foto: Facebook.com/Polin

Known as Europa Nostra Awards, they are given by the European Commission and Europa Nostra, a federation of NGOs from 40 European countries dealing with cultural heritage.

The POLIN Museum was honoured in the ‘Education, training and awareness raising’ category for its educational programme focusing on Jewish cultural heritage.

It is one of the 29 Europa Nostra laureates from 18 countries which have been recognised for their achievements also in conservation, research, and dedicated service.

A total of 202 applications from 39 European countries have been examined by an international panel of experts.

The POLIN Museum launched its educational programme in 2013. It has since attracted 445,000 participants in 240 towns and localities. The educational content of the Museum’s website has had over five million visitors.

Last year, The POLIN museum received the European Museum of the Year Award, a distinction which has been given annually since 1977 by the European Museum Forum, which acts under the auspices of the Council of Europe. (mk/rg)

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