Celebrating the Creativity of Museum Souvenirs
Museum souvenirs are far more than charming mementos. They are storytellers, revenue generators, and bridges between people and culture. Every well-crafted souvenir helps sustain exhibitions, increase funding and preserve collections. They extend the museum visit beyond its walls, turning a fleeting moment into something you can hold, share, and revisit
2025 Museum Souvenir Award Applications
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,
Call for Applications: Museum Souvenir Award 2025
The Balkan Museum Network (BMN) is pleased to announce the third edition of the Museum Souvenir Award, recognizing outstanding museum souvenirs that creatively interpret museum collections, heritage, and cultural identity. The first edition of the award was held in 2017, followed by the second in 2019. A museum souvenir is
The Best Crafts-based Souvenir 2017 award
During BMN annual conference Meet, See, Do in Thessaloniki “The Best Crafts-based Souvenir” award was presented. After receiving eleven (11) applications through an open call and after the selection process, the first place has been awarded to the Bosniak Institute – Foundation Adil Zulfikarpasic from Bosnia and Herzegovina for their
Meet, See, Do 2018 info book
The conference Info Book contains summaries of the sessions, biographies of the lecturers and facilitators and the complete list of the participants. For all that are not able to join us on the Conference that Makes the Difference see the info book and follow us on Social Media.
Museum Souvenir of 2017
Does your museum produce original souvenirs based on your museum’s collections? Do you engage crafts persons in the production of souvenirs? For the first time, The Balkan Museum Network is inviting institutional members of the Network to submit an application for “The best craft-based museum souvenir of 2017″. Recognizing the
