Neanderthal Museum - Awards

Awards

The museum has received many appreciation medals for architecture, exhibits, its website and tourism, between 1997 and 2009, and these are:

• Architekturpreis Beton 1997, by the Bundesverband der Deutschen Zementindustrie (Federal Association of the German Cement Industry)
• "Auszeichnung guter Bauten", BDA-Award Düsseldorf 1997, by the Bund Deutscher Architekten (Federation of German Architects)
• European Museum of the Year Award Special Commendation 1998, by the European Museums Forum
• "Architektur Preis Nordrhein-Westfalen 1998", by the Bund Deutscher Architekten (Federation of German Architects)
• “Goldstar-Award” in 1999 for the Website by the International Council of Museums; Rheinland Award 2000 for innovative tourism management in the Rhineland
• "Neuere deutsche Architektur - Eine reflexive Moderne" (current architecture in Germany - a reflexive modern way) by a national and international committee for the special exhibition in 2002
• Special award of the Neanderthal Museum, in 2003, for the best concept of life and presentation of culture by the Foundation "Lebendige Stadt"
• Selected place in the "country of ideas" in 2006, by the initiative "Deutschland - Land der Ideen" (Germany - country of ideas)
• Selected place in the "country of ideas", in 2009, by the initiative "Deutschland - Land der Ideen" (Germany - country of ideas).