Collections

Effective Collections has been the cornerstone of the MA’s work on collections since late 2006, with a £1m programme supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to make better use of collections.

As part of this work 34 Effective Collections projects have been funded since September 2009, with a range of types and sizes museums from across the UK being involved in the programme.

Museums and their partners were able to apply to either the main fund or a special project fund.

Main Fund

Funding of up to £10,000 for museums to review their collections, identify underused objects and to make better use of the objects through loans, transfers and/or alternative forms of disposal.

Click here to download a list of Main Fund Projects (pdf)

Special Projects

Funding of up to £25,000 to support innovative projects with significant public benefit. Projects expected to serve as exemplars to the museum sector and wider partners of the work that can be done with collections.

Click here to download a list of Special Projects (pdf)

A number of the projects have now been completed with the rest due to finish in 2011 and 2012.

For more on Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, click here