Launched in 2012, Museums in Short is an audiovisual platform and an international award dedicated to "shorts" made by museums. This year, 30 museums from 18 countries participated in the initiative promoted by MUSIL. All videos are accessible from the website: www.museumsinshort.eu.
The online vote awarded: “Heidi Bjørgan: Meet the Ceramicist Who Was Meant to Be a Footballer”, by Frode Bakken from the Bergen Art Museum (Norway).
The International Jury granted a special mention to “Gilgamesh”, by Hossein Moradizadeh (Iran) for the aesthetic quality of the work.
The eleventh winner of Museums in Short is the video “Living in a digital world”, by Yiotis Vrantzas, for the Noesis Science Centre & Technology Museum in Thessaloniki (Greece). The Jury's motivations are as follows:
“We all live in a digital world, we know that, but what does this expression truly mean? Yiotis Vrantzas and NOESIS - Science Centre & Technology Museum in Thessaloniki offer a powerful representation of human life in a world governed by "0" and "1". Love, art, dreams, religion are seen in their contemporary and digital version: neither apology nor condemnation, this work appears as a serious and poetic reflection on the impact of information and communication technologies on people's daily lives. In this ultra-fast world, the pace is slow; in an era of vivid colors, the animation is black and white - in short, what is proposed is a counter-story of our time, raising questions through highly evocative images”.
The winner receives a trophy and an invitation to Best in Heritage 2026, the international event that annually gathers all winners of awards related to museums and cultural heritage.
The 2026 edition of the Award was promoted by MUSIL in collaboration with EMA – European Museum and FSK - Forum of Slavic Cultures, with the contribution of Regione Lombardia.
Promotion and communication: Clara Pérez Almodóvar and Gea Polimeni.