The Bridgeman Art Library represents Europe’s Best Museum

London, UK, June 13, 2008. Kumu Art Museum, the new incarnation of the Art Museum of Estonia, has been declared the winner of the 2008 European Museum of the Year Award.

38 of the 140 candidates were given the opportunity to introduce their museums at the event held in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin and the total number of participating countries was 20.

The Bridgeman Art Library holds approximately 140 images from this museum including works by Estonian artists, tracing the development of Estophile German culture in the 19th century, as well as the emergence of the so-called Estonian Awakening Movement and 20th century cubist works.

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About The Bridgeman Art Library (BAL)

Established for 35 years and with four international offices, The Bridgeman Art Library is the world's leading source of fine art, history and culture with some 300,000 images available on-line, plus 750,000 historical photographs, from 8000 locations. It represents museums, galleries and artists throughout the world by providing a central source of fine art for image users.

BAL also develops educational resource packages, publishes art catalogues, offers copyright advice, licenses reproduction rights and provides sales services. The organisation has a long history of feeding monies back into museums, with figures of up to £1.5 million per year. For more information, please visit www.bridgemanart.com.