Awards and Nominations of the Ocean Museum Germany

Over the years, the Ocean Museum Germany has received a number of awards and nominations.
In 2010, the OZEANEUM was awarded the prestigious title of “European Museum of the Year 2010.”

2026 Renovation and Expansion of the MEERESMUSEUM Site Nominated for the German Architecture Museum’s 2027 DAM Architecture Prize
2026 Education, audience engagement, and innovative exhibition design at the MEERESMUSEUM have been nominated for the European Museum Academy’s 2026 DASA Award 
2026 Expansion and Renovation of the MEERESMUSEUM Wins Bernhard Remmers Award
2024 Vodcast “Bagger bei die Fische!” Shortlisted for the DigAMus Award
2021–2024 Awards as a “TOP Training Company” from the Rostock Chamber of Industry and Commerce
2021 3rd Place in the ADAC Tourism Award for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for the “Es wird MEER” Campaign
2021 “UNSERE MeeresWELTEN” Podcast Shortlisted for the DigAMus Award
2020 NATOURALE International Nature Film Festival, Best Editing, OZEANEUM Promotional Film
2020 Nomination for the PR-Bild Award
2018 Nomination for the ADAC Tourism Award for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with the “Be the Whale” app
2015 2nd Place in the PR Image Award in the “Trade Shows & Events” Category
2015 Top 5 in the Micheletti Award from the Luigi Micheletti Foundation
2014 2nd Place, “Kompass,” Communication Award from the Federal Association of German Foundations, Overall Presentation by the German Maritime Museum
2012 International Environmental Award, Kalmar, Schweden
2011 2011 Company of the Year in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Ostdeutscher Sparkassenverband & SUPERillu)
2010 2nd Place, Client Award (Consortium of Historic Cities)
2010 The International Architecture Award 2010 (Chicago Athenaeum – Museum of Architecture and Design)
2010 OZEANEUM Named “European Museum of the Year 2010” (European Museum Forum)
2009 Red Dot Award for Exhibition Design at the OZEANEUM in Stralsund
2009 Baltic Sea Exhibition at the OZEANEUM Named an “Official Project of the UN Decade of Sustainable Development”
2008 OZEANEUM Stralsund Named “Trend Brand of 2008” (Causales Agency)
2006 OZEANEUM Information Center, “Selected Site 2006” (part of the “Germany—Land of Ideas” initiative)