Grants we have made

Grants list

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This section lists all grants we have made since 2013. The categories from 2013 to 2018 were Arts, Environment and Welfare. This changed in 2018 when Welfare was replaced with Social Action. There are also separate categories for grants to the Museums and Galleries Fund and to the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) Fund.

From November 2025 the grants listed relate to our current strategy for 2025 to 2030.

Please note that the Visit Website button under each grant listed is a link to the listed grant-holder's website.

Beamish Museum

Towards the costs of curatorial activity in the "Remaking Beamish" project, which aims to create authentic and immersive settings that are representative of the North East.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2016
Grant size
£78,000
Duration
3 years
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National Army Museum

Towards the costs of supporting a national network of regional army museums to broaden audiences, share good practice and support curatorial development.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2016
Grant size
£66,085
Duration
2 years
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National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Towards the costs of curating the nation's small boats collection and address under-provision in the care, conservation and interpretation of historic small boats and crafts.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2016
Grant size
£95,172
Duration
2 years
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National Museum Wales

In partnership with the Natural History Museum, towards the costs of training and assisting curatorial staff at six museums across the UK to research, categorise and interpret the molluscs in their natural history collections.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2016
Grant size
£92,950
Duration
2 years
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Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Towards the salary of a full-time assistant curator to develop the Local History collections, increase access to those collections and ensure the transfer of curatorial knowledge.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2016
Grant size
£81,110
Duration
3 years
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Turner Contemporary

Towards the costs of developing an innovative, audience-led curatorial approach to enable community members to shape the programme.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2016
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
3 years
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Artichoke

Towards core costs, specifically the salary of the Artistic Director to research and develop new programmes of work.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2015
Grant size
£60,000
Duration
2 years
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Bowes Museum

Towards the salary of an early career curator of Fine Art, to work closely with the Auckland Castle curatorial team and Durham University to research the collections, disseminate the learning and raise the profile of Spanish Art in Durham.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2015
Grant size
£89,250
Duration
3 years
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Bristol Museums Development Trust

Towards the costs of South West Museums Natural Sciences Project, a dedicated programme of training and professional development to enhance curatorial skills across the region.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2015
Grant size
£85,425
Duration
2 years
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