Applications for collections care audits, collections care grants, and remedial conservation grants are now open and the closing date is Friday 29 March. The fund is administered by the Association of Independent Musems (AIM) with monies from the Pilgrim Trust.

Those eligible for funding are:

• AIM members
• UK registered charity or,
• an organisation with exempt charitable status or,
• a recognised public body i.e. Local Authority Museum
• small or medium sized museum (fewer than 50,000 visitors p.a.)

 The grants enable museums to bring in conservation expertise to ensure that collections care and conservation meets professional standards, and has the most impact on the organisation, its collections, and their visitors. Fort further details on how to apply follow this link: https://aim-museums.co.uk/for-aim-members/grants/collections-care-conservation-grants/