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project of influence
awards winners 2015-2024

The Best in Heritage spreads the expertise of numerous professional juries to a broader, global audience. Each year, we capitalize on their praise-worthy work by identifying laureates who have exerted influence and served as sources of inspiration, essentially representing the innovators in the heritage sector. While traditionally this selection has been the responsibility of in-person conference participants, in our online editions, the Jury takes on this task.

2024
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The IMAGINES title of “Project of Influence 2024” went to the StoryTrails project by StoryFutures. It won the Museums + Heritage Award in 2023 for Best Use of Digital in the UK. 
Presented by Professor Amanda Murphy, on photo together with Will Saunders

The 2024 Best in Heritage “Project of Influence” title goes to the 23,5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory in Istanbul, Turkey. It won the European Museum Forum's Kenneth Hudson Award for Institutional Courage and Professional Integrity in 2023. 

Presented by Nayat Karaköse

2023
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The IMAGINES title of “Project of Influence 2023” goes to the Symphony project by the la Caixa Foundation. It won the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2022

Presented by Ignasi Miró

The 2023 Best in Heritage “Project of Influence” title goes to the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s new Qaumajuq Museum in Winnipeg, Canada. It won the Canadian Museums Association Award in 2022. 

Presented by Stephen Borys

2022
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The IMAGINES title of “Project of Influence 2022” goes to the Anne Frank Video Diary project, winner of the Heritage in Motion Film & Video Award in 2021

Presented by Tom Brink

The 2022 Best in Heritage “Project of Influence” title goes to the Beirut Assist Cultural Heritage project from Lebanon. It won the ICCROM-Sharjah Grand Prize in the 2021/2022 cycle

Presented by Nathalie Chahine al Chabab

2021
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#TBIH2021 IMAGINES Project of Influence  - Unmute Art - Pietrasanta Basilic project, by Orpheo Group Italy & Arthemisia

Presented by Loredana Amenta

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#TBIH2021 Project of Influence  -

The Bay Discovery Centre | Tiati Wangkanthi Kumangka (Truth-telling together) project

Presented by Lynette Crocker & Julia Garnaut

2020

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#TBIH2020 Project of Influence  - Helsinki Central Library Oodi, Finland.  
PHOTO: Harri Annala, Anna-Maria Soininvaara, Kari Lämsä, Laura Norris and rest of the Team

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#TBIH2020 IMAGINES Project of Influence  - #NewSelfWales by State Library of New South Wales, Australia

PHOTO: Paula Bray, Luke Snarl and Kaho Cheung from the DXLab

2019

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“Project of Influence 2019” Award went to the LAMO Centre, from Ladakh, India  – presented by Monisha Ahmed

IMAGINES “Project of Influence 2019” Award went to the #Romanovs100 & #1917LIVE - presented by Ivor Crotty from RT

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Winning presentations:

Keynote speeches:

IMAGINES 2023: Symphony project by la Caixa Foundation, winner of the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2022 in Category Education, Training and Skills, presented by Ignasi Miro
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the best in heritage 2023: Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Qaumajuq Museum, winner of the Canadian Museums Association Award in 2022, presented by Stephen Borys
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IMAGINES 2022: Anne Frank Video Diary project, winner of the Heritage in Motion Film & Video Award in 2021, presented by Tom Brink
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the best in heritage 2022: Beirut Assist Cultural Heritage project from Lebanon. It won the ICCROM-Sharjah Grand Prize in the 2021/2022 cycle, presented by Nathalie Chahine al Chabab
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the best in heritage 2021: Bay Discovery Centre | Tiati Wangkanthi Kumangka, presented by Lynette Crocker & Julia Garnaut
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IMAGINES 2021: Unmute Art - Pietrasanta Basilic project, by Orpheo Group Italy & Arthemisia, presented by Loredana Amenta
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IMAGINES 2020: #NewSelfWales by State Library of New South Wales, presented by Paula Bray
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the best in heritage 2020: Helsinki Central Library Oodi, Finland, presented by Harri Annala
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IMAGINES 2020: #NewSelfWales by State Library of New South Wales, presented by Paula Bray
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the best in heritage 2019: The LAMO Center, Ladakh, India, Presented by Monisha Ahmed
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IMAGINES 2019: #Romanovs100 & #1917LIVE, presented by Ivor Crotty
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the best in heritage 2018: TextielMuseum, Tilburg, Presented by Errol van de Werdt
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IMAGINES 2018: Historic Royal Palaces "The Lost Palace", presented by Tim Powell
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the best in heritage 2017Micropia, Presented by Jasper Buikx 
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IMAGINES project of influence 2017Provincie Limburg: Limburg 1914-1918,
Small Stories From the Great War, Presented by Sandro Claes & Dirk Bouve
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imagines project of influence 2016: DOMunder - Tinker Imagineers
Presented by Joost van der Spek 
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best in heritage project of influence 2016: Nuragic Sculptures of Monte Prama
Presented by Dr Roberto Nardi 
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best in heritage project of influence 2015: The Coen Case
Presented by Ad Geerdink 
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