| 2007 MUSEUMS & HERITAGE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE ANNOUNCED |
| By 24 Hour Museum Staff |
11/05/2007 |
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 | Spitfire LA198, hanging from the roof of Kelvingrove's west court. © Glasgow City Council (Museums)
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2007 Museums & Heritage Awards were announced at a ceremony at London’s New Connaught Rooms on May 9.
Created by The Museums & Heritage Show, and supported by Heritage365 magazine, the Awards recognise and celebrate best practice within museums, galleries and heritage visitor attractions.
Winners include Historic Royal Palaces for the restoration of Kew Palace, Kelvingrove for its ground-breaking new galleries and Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman of English Heritage, who picked up an award for major contributions he has made to the industry throughout his career.
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Kew Palace, home of George III and family in the early 1800s. © Historic Royal Palaces / newsteam.co.uk
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“The evening was great fun and a huge success,” said Anna Preedy, Director of the Museums & Heritage Show and founder of the awards. “The Awards provide those within the industry a great occasion to shout about just some of the spectacular projects that are taking place in the UK’s cultural attractions today.”
Other winners included the Old Operating Theatre Museum’s exhibition, Tales from the Crypt, which won an award for best project on a limited budget, whilst Glasgow City Council’s ambitious and challenging HLF funded schools and museums educational project won an award for Best Educational Initiative.
World Museum Liverpool scooped the Best Temporary Exhibition Award for Eye for Colour, a hands-on and interactive exploration of the endless ways in which colour shapes our world.
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 | The What On Earth Galleries at Weston Park showcase the city's famous natural history collection. © Sheffield Museums Trust
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The Heritage 365 reader’s award went to the recently opened Weston Park Museum in Sheffield, whilst the Classic Award went to Tyne and Wear Museums.
The Awards were judged by a panel of industry professionals, including: Sam Mullins, Director of London Transport Museum; Bernard Donoghue, Head of Government and Public Affairs at VisitBritain, Phil Reed, Director of The Churchill Museum and Greg Chamberlain, Editor of New Heritage Magazine.
“Not only do the Awards provide a much needed platform to celebrate the incredible achievements of our cultural attractions, they also provide us all with an opportunity to share in the wealth of knowledge and experience that exists within our industry,” added Anna Preedy.
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|  | | World Museum Liverpool | | | William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN, Merseyside, England
T: 0151 478 4399
Open: Mon-Sat 1000-1700
Sun 1200-1700 Call first to avoid temporary closures
Closed: 24 December, from 2pm.
25, 26 December
1 January
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| | | | Kew Palace and Queen Charlotte's Cottage | | | Kew Palace and Queen Charlotte's Cottage, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB, Surrey, England
T: 0870 751 5179
Open: Kew Palace reopens this year on 24 March 2007 and will be open daily until 28 October (inclusive). Open hours are 10:00 - 18:00 Tuesday to Sundays (last admission 1700) and 11:00 - 18:00 on Mondays (last admission 1700).
Queen Charlotte's Cottage is open on selected dates during the summer months, please see www.hrp.org.uk for more information.
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| | | | Weston Park Museum, Sheffield | | | Weston Park Museum, Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust, Leader House, Surrey Street, Sheffield, S1 2LH, South Yorkshire, England
T: 0114 278 2655
Open: Mon- Sat 10am- 5pm
and Sun 11am-5pm
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| | | | Old Operating Theatre Museum, London | | | The Old Operating Theatre Museum, 9A St Thomas' Street, London, SE1 9RY, England
T: 020 7188 2679
Open: **Please note, the Museum will be closed for essential restoration from Monday 19th May until Wednesday 4th June 2008 inclusive.**
Open daily, Mon - Sun, from 10.30-17.00. Admission is up a steep, narrow 32 step spiral staircase, in the bell tower of St Thomas' Church
Closed: Closed 15 Dec - 5 Jan inclusive
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| | | | London Transport Museum | | | London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Piazza, London, WC2E 7BB, England
T: 020 7565 7299
Open: Sat-Thurs 10:00-18:00 (last admission 17:15)
Fri11:00-21:00 (last admission 20:15)
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