Art Fund judges: Jo Whiley and Hartwig Fischer

The Art Funds prestigious Museum of the Year prize moves up a gear next year, with a 40% increase in total prize money to 140,000. For the first time, each of the shortlisted museums will receive 10,000 each (the winner, to be announced in July, will bag 100,000 as usual; the Victoria & Albert Museum in London was victorious this year). But its not just the prize money thats eye-catching. The judging panel includes high-profile names from the culture sector such as Hartwig Fischer, the