Jeanette Boyd (@bonnyboyd.bsky.social)

Manchester Museum named European Museum of the Year Museum director says 138-year-old institution has worked to ‘build empathy for other people and the natural world’ It contains Egyptian mummies and is the only place outside Panama where tiny variable harlequin toads can be found. And now, the 138-year-old Manchester Museum has been named European Museum of the Year. The institution won one of the most prestigious museum prizes in the world with judges praising its approach to addressing its complex past and its extensive work with communities. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/28/manchester-museum-named-european-museum-of-the-year?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu