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AIM – Association of Independent Museums

Collections Care and Conservation Grants

AIM is grateful to the Pilgrim Trust for funding the grant scheme for a further three years from 2023-2025. In…

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Museums Galleries Scotland

Innovation Fund

As part of the Museum Futures Programme, museums in Scotland can apply for up to £250,000 to develop activity that…

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Museums Galleries Scotland

Unlocking Potential Fund

With grants of up to £100,000, the Unlocking Potential Fund can help prepare the way for strategic development of your…

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AIM – Association of Independent Museums

AIM Training Grants

AIM training grants of up to £350 are available to support member museums in developing the skills and expertise of…

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, was the 2025 winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year. An outdoor scen at the Museum, showing a visitor admiring an old fashioned bus.
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Best new awards and arts prizes: January 2026

This month’s awards and prizes celebrate the best in poetry, painting, creative writing and innovative museum practice.

colourful mural with picture of Frida Kahlo, Mexico City
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Postcard from Mexico City: Modernist architecture to famed murals and the hottest art galleries.

ArtsHub takes a trip to Mexico City – and its 170 registered museums – discovering that there is much more…

black and white professional portrait of woman with text 'so you want my arts job'. Head of Public Engagement.
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So you want my arts job: Tamsin Cull, Head of Public Engagement

As Head of Public Engagement, Tamsin Cull is the force behind QAGOMAs Children's Art Centre. She talks about her arts…

Portrait of woman against orange black ground. So you want my arts job.
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So you want my arts job: V&A Chief Curator Wedgwood Collection

Charged with looking after one of the world's most famous collections, curator Catrin Jones talks about her job ahead of…

Man looking at abstract painting.
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Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5 experts

Five experts offer five reasons to – or not to – read the wall labels to understand the art.

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British Museum receives the largest gift in its 170-year history

While not unexpected, this £1 billion gift of Chinese ceramics is the most valuable ever for a UK museum.

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