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The conference and awards ceremony for the 2026 European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) took place in Bilbao. This is where Euskararen Etxea, the House of the Basque Language, winner of the 2025 EMYA, is based. From Wednesday 10 June to Sunday 14 June 2026, museum professionals from across Europe and those working in the broader field of cultural heritage gathered to discuss inclusivity in cultural institutions and initiatives to enhance their accessibility. One of the most important museum events of the year was held under the slogan: \u201cDisrupting the Museum: Inclusion for All\u201d. Dr Micha\u0142 Wi\u015bniewski from the MCK, a historian and curator of numerous exhibitions, who is a member of the Board of Trustees of the European Museum Forum (EMF), took part in the event. This is the most important organisation bringing together museums across the European continent, operating under the patronage of the Council of Europe.
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Reflections on inclusivity and experiencing culture with all the senses This gathering of cultural institutions that are particularly committed to fulfilling a social mission and are innovative in their work provided an opportunity to discuss values and new ideas for museum activities, as well as to reflect on the role of museums in the modern world through the lens of accessibility and inclusivity. Dr Micha\u0142 Wi\u015bniewski moderated the panel during the conference entitled \u201cConnecting public through the senses\u201d, during which the rapidly expanding range of multisensory museum experiences\u2014which engage all the senses simultaneously\u2014was discussed. The discussion centred on how design that brings the sensory experience to the fore can enrich the visitor\u2019s experience, or conversely overwhelm it, and how it influences memory, its formation, empathy and social engagement. The panel, led by an expert from the ICC, was attended by representatives from institutions in Germany, Belgium and Spain. EMYA 2026 \u2013 a prestigious museum award Thirty-four institutions from 17 countries have been nominated for the EMYA 2026 Award. Among them, alongside the Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krak\u00f3w, which showcases a modern and innovative approach to technical heritage, were institutions from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Spain, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Hungary and the United Kingdom. The nominated museums presented their achievements and projects during the conference in Bilbao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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