Cork's Nano Nagle Place awarded prestigious European museum prize in Strasbourg

Awarded annually since 1977, Nano Nagle Place is the first Irish museum to win the Council of Europe Museum Prize since Monaghan County Museum in 1980.

Nano Nagle Place in the heart of Cork City has been awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize in Strasbourg, France, with the Council of Europe describing the education centre as an "exemplary place based on need, not on doctrine".

The award recognises museums that broaden knowledge and understanding of contemporary societal issues, and bridge cultures by encouraging inter-cultural dialogue or overcoming social and political borders.