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The British Museum in London, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway, Scotland, and the Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno, Wales, are among a select group of institutions across the country that are in with a chance of scooping a £100,000 prize and the accolade ‘Museum of the Year’.
The Art Fund Prize rewards excellence and innovation in museums and galleries in the UK for a project completed or undertaken in 2010. A shortlist of four museums will be announced on 19 May and the winner declared on 15 June.