The call for nominations for MANL Awards is now open! Nominations of individuals or institutions that deserve recognition for their contributions to the museum field are invited for the following categories: Award of Merit and Honorary Life Membership. 

Award of Merit

The Award of Merit recognizes significant contributions to the practice of museum and heritage work in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is awarded to an organization, agency, or individual for an outstanding, innovative or creative achievement in the museum, gallery or heritage field, or in any area related to the preservation and development of the province’s cultural heritage, including research, collection, documentation, exhibition, public programming and management.

Honorary Life Membership

The Life Membership recognizes any outstanding contribution in heritage by an individual who has exemplified dedication to and promotion of museums in the province.

To meet the eligibility criteria, the nominator must be a MANL member, individual or institutional. The nominee may be volunteers (unpaid persons involved in the heritage field), professionals (any persons employed by a heritage organization), organizations (non-profit societies) or corporations involved in heritage preservation. The seconder has to be a member of good standing in the community. 

All submissions will be assessed by the Awards Committee. Judgments by the committee will be based solely on the strength of the information submitted with the nomination package. If the committee is unable to identify suitable recipients in any given category, no award will be given in that category.

To access the nomination form, please click here. 

Please send your nomination form and any support materials by 11:59 PM on September 19, 2025 to: 

MANL Awards Committee
awards@museumsnl.ca
Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
PO Box 5785, St John’s, NL A1C 5X3

The Awards Ceremony will take place on the morning of October 18 during our 2025 Heritage Conference at The Rooms.