Thank you to all BMN members who took part in this year’s call for applications for the 2025 Museum Souvenir Award.
We are delighted to share that 14 member museums have submitted 18 unique souvenirs, each reflecting creativity, authenticity, and the spirit of their institutions!
As outlined in the call, submissions will be evaluated on five main criteria:
✨ Creativity and innovation
🏛️ Connection to the museum collection
⚒️ Craftsmanship and/or technological innovation
📈 Quality and marketability
🤝 Engagement of local creatives
This award celebrates souvenirs that not only delight visitors, but tell the story of shared heritage, while fostering local creativity, and strengthening the bond between museums and their audiences.
A warm thank you to all applying members for sharing their inspiring souvenirs:
🔹 National Museum of Serbia
🔹 Museum of the Town of Perast – The Municipal Public Institution “Museums of Kotor” (Montenegro)
🔹 National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
🔹 Zenica City Museum (BiH)
🔹 Museum of Education & Helen Glykatzi Ahrweiler Collection – University of Crete (Greece)
🔹 Bosniak Institute – Adila Zulfikarpašić Foundation (BiH)
🔹 MUZA Museum and Gallery (Slovenia)
🔹 Off Stream (Greece)
🔹 The Gallery of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad (Serbia)
🔹 Museum of Yugoslavia (Serbia)
🔹 Regional Ethnographic Open-Air Museum Etar (Bulgaria)
🔹 Museum of Sarajevo (BiH)
🔹 Musine Kokalari Memorial, Gjirokastra (Albania)
🔹 National Museum of the Romanian Peasant (Romania)
The next step? Our jury is carefully reviewing all submissions, so stay tuned! 🌟
