European Museum Academy holds annual meeting and awards in Alicante

The European Museum Academy (EMA) held its annual meeting in Alicante, Spain, bringing together over one hundred museum professionals from Europe and the United States. The event, hosted at the Provincial Palace and featured venues such as the MARQ and MUBAG, focused on innovation, education, and the social role of museums.

The gathering concluded with the EMA 2026 Awards gala. Key recipients included the EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens for the Art Museum Award, and the House of History in Bonn, Germany, for the Luigi Micheletti Award. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam received the Outstanding Institution Award, while the Kenab Yavuz Ethnological Museum in Turkey won the Audience Award for innovation.

Other honors included the DASA Award, presented to The Walery Rzewuski Museum of History of Photography, and a Lifetime Achievement Award given to Angeliki Giannakidou.