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 | The Ocean Museum Germany’s Image FilmnNominated for the NATOURALE Award |
| 2026 | Nomination of “A Whale Tale – The Drama of a Humpback Whale in the Baltic Sea” for the ICOM COMMS Award in the categories “Best Crisis Management” and “Best of the Year” |
| 2026 | Renovation and Expansion of the MEERESMUSEUM nominated for the German Façade Award („Deutscher Fassadenpreis) |
| 2026 | Renovation and Expansion of the MEERESMUSEUM honored with the German Steel Construction Award (Deutscher Stahlbaupreis) |
| 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 (Finalist) 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) |
