European Museum of the Year Award 2001

National Railway Museum, York, United Kingdom

Specially commended

Farmhouse Museum, Bielefeld, Germany

Museum of the City and the District, Monsummano Terme, Italy

Zaans Museum, Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands

Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia, Velenje, Slovenia

Härjedalen Mountain Museum, Funäsdalen, Sweden

National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford, United Kingdom

Council of Europe Award

Theatre Museum, Helsinki, Finland

Micheletti Award

English Mill's Cork Museum, Silves, Portugal

Award ceremony was held in Pisa, Italy

Guest of Honour: Her Majesty Queen Fabiola of Belgium