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Museum Fundamentals combines the invaluable collections care and conservation support from the Pilgrim Trust with funding from the Julia Rausing Trust. The grant encourages small and medium sized museums to create projects based on their collection’s needs, which improve knowledge, care and access to our nation’s heritage.

Museums use their collections to tell stories and connect with visitors: to discover meaning behind objects and heritage, educate, entertain, inform and inspire. To do this they must know what is in their collection to see what stories they can tell and to have well-looked-after objects they can research, conserve, interpret and display. Museum Fundamentals will support small and medium sized museums with these core activities. Enabling them to care for collection’s more effectively and efficiently and to meet the standards required for Accreditation. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to work with mentors, who can offer up to 2-3 days of support, to help guide and support them to deliver their project successfully.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant, Other resources

Type of cost:

Revenue, Core costs

Fund award sizes

Maximum:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

To apply, you must:

• Be an AIM member
• Be a UK registered charity or,
• An organisation with exempt charitable status or,
• A recognised public body i.e., Local Authority Museum
• Be a small or medium museum
• Have fewer than 50,000 visitors per annum
• Own the collections that are the focus of the project.

When to apply

Currently closed to expressions of interest as of 7 August 2026.

Deadline for full applications: 5pm, Friday 25 September 2026.

How to apply

Download EoI form and submit via email to [email protected]. Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full project plan with supporting documents.

Contact information

Activites funded: Arts and culture Heritage and building preservation

Beneficiaries funded: General public

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