The placing of Pentala Archipelago Museum in the European Museum of the Year Awards 2020 will be announced in May

 In late 2019, Pentala Archipelago Museum was nominated for the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the publication of the results was postponed until 2021, which means that the winners of both 2020 and 2021 will be revealed at the same time this May. The placing of Pentala Archipelago Museum will be announced on 6 May 2021 at the online event held by the European Museum Forum. 

Pentala Archipelago Museum is in high-quality company as the contestants for the 2020 award include museums such as Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. In addition to Pentala, the competition also involves other museums related to sea and fishing, such as Norges Fiskerimuseum in Norway and Sesimbra Maritime Museum in Portugal.

Pentala Archipelago Museum is located in the nationally significant fishing and villa environment on Pentala island. Pentala is the jewel of maritime Espoo: it combines history, nature and culture. Pentala Archipelago Museum opened in 2018.

Further information about Pentala Archipelago Museum 

Watch the nominees’ video introductions on the YouTube channel of the European Museum Forum