Available Funding

DCMS Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund

The Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund is offering capital grants of up to £400,000 to selected museums and galleries across England.

Offered by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Wolfson Foundation, the funding is for projects that meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Material improvements to the display and interpretation of collections, in permanent galleries, exhibition spaces and public spaces, to enhance visitor experience.
• Improvements to access and/or interpretation for visitors with disabilities, children and young people, and/or underrepresented audiences.
• Improvements to environmental controls, collections storage and conservation facilities to enhance the care of collections.

The Fund is open to bids from accredited museums, museum services and galleries in England falling into one of the following categories:

• Museums/museums services and universities with at least one Designated collection
• Current Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs).