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Museums Association and Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund

Bentley Priory

The Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund supports a range of projects that bring collections closer to people. From 5 December 2024, the Fund will be relaunched as the Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund.

Please note: The Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, in its current form, has now closed to applications and a final group of projects awarded funding will be announced in December 2024.

Learn more about the new Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund.

As of 2023, the Collections Fund has awarded over £11m in 170 grants since 2011. In a recent Impact Report for the Collections Fund, Museums Association share their insights on how the programme evolved along with what they have learned.

To see which projects have been funded and learn how to apply to the Collections Fund, visit the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund.

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