A total of 10 museums and galleries have been included on the long list for the 2009 Art Fund Prize, which recognises the most original and imaginative schemes at venues across Britain.

A new museum dedicated to the history of the 250-year-old Wedgwood pottery company in Stoke-on-Trent is among the candidates for the £100,000 prize, which will be announced on 18 June at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. Two venues in Scotland – the Centre of New Enlightenment at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow; and 'Scotland: A Changing Nation' at National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh – are included, as is The Braid: Arts Centre and Mid-Antrim Museum in Ballymena, Northern Ireland; and Ruthin Craft Centre: The Centre for Applied Arts in Denbighshire, Wales.

Other candidates include 'Outside the Box' at the Museum of Reading; the National Trust Museum of Derbyshire; Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham; Rotunda – The William Smith Museum of Geology in Scarborough; and the Sackler Centre for arts education at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. The Art Fund Prize for museum and galleries is administered by Museum Prize, charitable organisation established in 2002 by The Art Fund, the Campaign for Museums, the Museums Association and National Heritage.

David Puttnam, chair of the judging panel, said: "This year’s long list will take the judges across the length and breadth of the country and there really is something for everyone, with museums and galleries exploring subjects as diverse as ceramics, crafts, geology and toys. "These projects have all made an impact in their local areas during their first year of opening, and we are sure that the high standards they have set will make our judging a difficult task."

Last year's winner was The Lightbox museum and gallery in Woking, Surrey.