The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow has been awarded the 2024 UMAC Award for its ‘Curating Discomfort’ project.

The annual prize from the International Committee for University Museums and Collections was presented at the UMAC Annual General Meeting in Dresden on 26 September. The award was accepted by Esraa Husain, ‘Curating Discomfort’ Community Curator, and Steph Scholten, Director of The Hunterian.

The UMAC Award is presented to a university museum whose projects or initiatives demonstrate innovation and creativity, excellence and transferability of ideas, and that have significant impact on the host university, the community or society at large.

The Hunterian was one of three finalists for the award alongside the Politecnico di Milano and the Giovanni Poleni Museum at the University of Padua.

Find out more about the UMAC Award finalists on YouTube.

First published: 27 September 2024

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