By Sabrina Santos

The winners of the 2015 Leading Culture Destinations Awards have been announced at a ceremony in London. The Awards recognize the success of “museums, art organizations, and cultural destinations from around the world [that] are investing in iconic architecture, cross-sector collaborations, [and] audacious programming […] to diversify the experiences offered to visitors and establish their global reputations.”

This year’s Awards honored the Museum of Modern Art in New York City as the leading cultural destination of the year.

The winners of the 2015 Leading Culture Destinations Awards are:

Overall Winner: Leading Culture Destination of the Year: Museum of Modern Art; New York, United States of America

Museum of Modern Art; New York, United States of America. Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

Leading Cultural Destination—Best Exhibitions & Programming: Tate Modern; London, United Kingdom

Tate Modern; London, United Kingdom. Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

Leading Cultural Destination—Best Architecture & Spatial Design (presented by EcoWorld Ballymore): Foundation Louis Vuitton; Paris, France

Foundation Louis Vuitton; Paris, France. Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

Leading Cultural Destination—Best Digital Experience: Museum of Modern Art; New York, United States of America

Museum of Modern Art; New York, United States of America. Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

Leading Cultural Destination—Best Eat & Drink: Centre Pompidou; Paris, France

Centre Pompidou; Paris, France. Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

Leading Cultural Destination—Best Shop (presented by Selfridges & Co): Victoria & Albert Museum; London, United Kingdom

Victoria & Albert Museum; London, United Kingdom. Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

Best Emerging Culture Destinations of the Year:

EUROPE – The Whitworth, The University of Manchester (UK)

The Whitworth, The University of Manchester (UK). Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

ASIA – Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita (Japan)

Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita (Japan). Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

AFRICA – Marrakech Museum for Photography and Visual Arts (MMP+), Marrakech (Morocco)

Marrakech Museum for Photography and Visual Arts (MMP+), Marrakech (Morocco). Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

NORTH AMERICA – Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (USA)

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (USA). Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA – Gran Museo del Mundo Maya de Mérida, Merida (Mexico)

Gran Museo del Mundo Maya de Mérida, Merida (Mexico). Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

MIDDLE EAST – Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha (Qatar)

Traveller’s Awards:

BEST ART EXPERIENCE IN A HOTEL – La Colombe d’Or, Saint-Paul-de-Vence (France)

La Colombe d’Or, Saint-Paul-de-Vence (France). Image Courtesy of The Leading Culture Destinations Awards

BEST EMERGING CITY FOR CULTURE – Mexico City (Mexico)

Learn more about the awards here.

News via the Leading Culture Destinations Awards.

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