# European Museum Forum

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The '''European Museum Forum''' is a museum organization under the [Council of Europe](/source/Council_of_Europe).<ref>[http://assembly.coe.int/Museum/ForumEuroMusee/default.asp European Museum Forum], [Council of Europe](/source/Council_of_Europe).</ref> It is an independent, non-profit-making charity, registered in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) and founded in 1977.

The European Museum Forum organizes the annual [European Museum of the Year Award](/source/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](/source/Europa_Nostra)
* [The Best in Heritage](/source/The_Best_in_Heritage)

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://europeanforum.museum/ European Museum Forum website]

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