EUROPE – London has been crowned Best Culture Destination at the inaugural Leading Culture Destinations annual awards.
London beat off competition from cities including Paris, New York, Miami, Shanghai, Oslo and Berlin to win the award, which was presented at a ceremony at Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London on 10 October.
The Tate Modern won three awards for Leading Culture Destination 2014, Leading Culture Destination for Exhibitions & Programming, and Leading Culture Destination for Digital Experience.
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao was named Leading Culture Destination for Architecture & Spatial Design while the Museum of Modern Art in New York was recognised as the Leading Culture Destination for Shop.
Museo Jumex in Mexico City was chosen as the Best New Culture Destination, the Leading Destination for Eating & Drinking went to Palais de Tokyo – Paris, while Benesse Art Site – Naoshima won Best Art Experience in a Hotel – in partnership with Hotel Insider (Jury award).
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