{{short description|Representative body}} The '''European Museum Forum''' is a museum organization under the Council of Europe.<ref>[http://assembly.coe.int/Museum/ForumEuroMusee/default.asp European Museum Forum], Council of Europe.</ref> It is an independent, non-profit-making charity, registered in the United Kingdom and founded in 1977.
The European Museum Forum organizes the annual European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA), also established in 1977. EMYA is awarded to existing museums that have undergone modernization or expansion and newly opened museums, during the previous three years.<ref>[https://europeanforum.museum/becoming-candidate/ European Museum of the Year Award].</ref>
==See also== * Europa Nostra * The Best in Heritage
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== External links == * [https://europeanforum.museum/ European Museum Forum website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:European Museum Forum}} {{authority control}} Category:Organizations established in 1977 Category:Culture of Europe Category:Museum organizations Category:Organizations based in Europe Category:Charities based in the United Kingdom