Museum shortlisted for £120,000 top arts prize

It feels particularly special as the museum celebrates its 55th anniversary

- DANIEL HALL

BEAMISH Museum has been nominated as a finalist for the UK's largest museum prize and could be in line for a big windfall.

Beamish is one of five museums battling it out for the £120,000 prize that goes to the winner of the Art Fund Prize. All have been named “inspiring examples of museum at their best” and “deeply connected to their local communities”.

Rhiannon Hiles, chief executive of Beamish, is “honoured” the site is a finalist. She said: “At Beamish, we have been described as a ‘beating heart of the region’ - we're proud to bring the North East’s history to life, while also being an active part of today’s communities, including through health and wellbeing, inclusion and learning.