European Museum of the Year nominees

Congratulations to the following museums which have been nominated for the European Museum of the Year 2012 award by the European Museum Forum (http://europeanmuseumforum.info/):

Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford
The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent
Kensington Palace, London
MOSI Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester
Museum of London, London
People’s History Museum, Manchester
The Polar Museum, Cambridge
The Roman Baths, Bath
Yorkshire Museum, York
M Shed, Bristol

and from Ireland
Glasnevin Museum, Dublin

The full list from across Europe is at http://europeanmuseumforum.info/images/documents/emya_2012_nominated_museums.pdf - not quite sure when the announcement will be made on a winner, but this year's was announced in May, so presume the same next year!

(With thanks to @IrishMuseums)

Chris