Museums, museum professionals, and industry partners are being recognized for their exceptional achievements at the Museum Association of New York‘s (MANY’s) 2025 annual conference “Cultivating Community: Looking In, Reaching Out” in Ithaca, New York this April.
The fourteen awards celebrate unique leadership, dedicated community service, transformational visitor experiences, community engagement, and innovative programs that use collections and resources to support museums and to tell stories of everyone who calls New York home.
2025 Awards of Distinction Winners
Excellence in Design
Publications & Graphics: Historic Hudson Valley – “KOFI’S FIRE: A Spark of Resistance”
Media & Marketing: New York Transit Museum – “Subway at 120”
Exhibition: Museum of the City of New York – “Changing the Face of Democracy: Shirley Chisholm at 100”
Engaging Communities
Volunteer – $99,999: Ma’s House & BIPOC Studio – “Shinnecock Speaks”
$100,000 – 250,000: Ganondagan State Historic Site – “WAMPUM/OTGOA”
$251,000 – 499,999: The Heckscher Museum of Art – “Soundwalk: Arthur Dove & Helen Torr Cottage”
$1,000,000 – 4,999,999: Hudson River Museum – “Free First Fridays”
Over $5M: Museum of the City of New York – “Byzantine Bembé: New York by Manny Vega”
Individual Achievement
Elizabeth B. Jacks, Executive Director Emerita, Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Rising Star
Jeremy Dennis, Executive Director, Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio
Steph Adams, Director of Interpretation, Erie Canal Museum
Anne Ackerson Innovation in Museum Leadership
Ward Mintz
Board of Directors Special Achievement Award
Clermont State Historic Site: “Redefining The Family: The Livingstons and the Institution of Slavery in Early America”
Seward House Museum: “Rooted in Reform”
Award winners will be honored during the 2025 annual conference “Cultivating Community: Looking In, Reaching Out” at the Downtown Ithaca Conference Center on Monday, April 7.
Read more about this years award recipients.
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