
Awards, Prizes and Nominations
Since we reopened in February 2015, we have won a number of awards and prizes.
We have won:
Visit England Large Visitor Attraction of the Year (Gold Award)
Art Fund Museum of the Year 2015
RIBA National Award
RIBA North West Award
RIBA North West Conservation Award
RIBA North West Building of the Year
Visit England Gold Accolade
International Design Communication Awards – Silver for Best Branding Campaign
Architects Journal Retrofit Awards 2015 – Cultural & Public Buildings
Architects Journal Retrofit Awards 2015 – Heritage Listed Buildings
Leading Culture Destinations Awards 2015 (Best Emerging Culture Destination – Europe)
The Blueprint Awards 2015 - Best Public Use Project with Public Funding – Commended
Manchester Building of the Year (Chamber of Commerce Awards)
Manchester Tourism Awards – Large Visitor Attraction
Brick Award for Best Public Building
Winner of the British Gypsom National Trophy – Plaster category 2016
North West Regional Construction Awards 2016 – Project of the Year: Project: The Whitworth – Highly Commended
Government, Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) – award to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure a sustainable future, 2020
Joint recipient (Heart N Soul, Eden Court, Museum of Homelessness, The Whitworth) of the first 'Award for Civic Arts Organisations', from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch), together with King’s College London, 2021
We have also been shortlisted for:
European Museum of the Year
The RIBA Stirling Prize (The UK's most prestigious architectural award)
The National Lottery Awards 2015
The 2015 Collections Trust Award for Participatory Practice
Brick Development Association Awards
Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards 2015 - special mention as 'one to watch' and as the only university and cultural organisation to have ever been nominated.
Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence – Trading and Enterprise – Shop