Honouring the keepers of living heritage.
Twenty-four ways to recognise the people, communities and institutions caring for culture and helping it thrive. Explore each proposed category and the work we hope to hear about.
Find the right home for the work.
Living Treasure
A lifetime of exceptional practice that keeps a living tradition in motion.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 02Custodian Community
Collective stewardship of an intangible heritage practice.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 03Museum of the Year
An institution making its collections more useful, welcoming and accountable.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 04Heritage Innovation
A thoughtful tool or method that solves a real heritage challenge.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 05Fair Craft Enterprise
Enterprise that helps makers earn fairly while sustaining skilled work.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 06Emerging Heritage Leader
A rising practitioner building a thoughtful future for heritage.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 07Global Bridge
Cross-border work that builds respectful cultural relationships with India.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 08Scholarship & Documentation
Research or documentation that makes knowledge more useful and accessible.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 09Community Museum
A museum shaped and sustained with the people whose stories it holds.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 10Inclusive Museum
An institution reducing barriers to participation and belonging.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 11Conservation & Care
Patient, skilled care for collections or places at risk.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 12Climate-Resilient Heritage
Practical adaptation that protects heritage amid environmental change.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 13Living Language
Work that keeps a language present in culture and public life.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 14Oral History
Listening-led documentation that treats memory with care.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 15Performing Traditions
Sustained practice and renewal in music, dance, theatre or storytelling.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 16Heritage Education
Learning that makes heritage meaningful to new generations.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 17Responsible Digital Heritage
Digital access that respects people, provenance and long-term stewardship.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 18Heritage Storytelling
Interpretation that brings evidence and lived experience into clear public stories.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 19Public Art & Place
Creative work that deepens a place’s connection with its people.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 20Craft Revival
Renewed practice that keeps technique, dignity and demand together.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 21Responsible Heritage Tourism
Visitor experiences that return value to heritage and host communities.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 22Museum Audience Development
An invitation that helps new audiences discover and return to museums.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 23Heritage Workforce
Training that strengthens the people who care for heritage.
Explore the criteria CATEGORY 24Heritage Partnership
Collaboration that shares decisions and creates lasting public value.
Explore the criteriaEligibility and assessment guidance may be refined before nominations open. No nomination is being accepted yet.
