Collecting Cultures Fund information event

HLF and MLA East Midlands are organising an event to support the new Collecting Cultures Fund on Friday 8 June from 10am – 12.30pm at MLA East Midlands, 56 King Street, Leicester.

The event will provide more information about the fund and access to key HLF and MLA East Midlands regional staff to provide advice on potential bids. A booking form is available below.

The Collecting Cultures Fund is a new £3 million one-off scheme to support museum acquisitions, curatorial skills, research and increased activities for the public. Under Collecting Cultures, HLF is encouraging individual museums and galleries, or small consortia, such as those with a shared collecting interest, to apply for support to develop their collections.  Applications must include plans for acquiring objects within a chosen field, however, museums and galleries will not need to identify individual items in advance.  Organisations will also be asked to show how they will increase public involvement and enjoyment of their collections.

Applications run from 23 April to 1 November and will follow the normal HLF ‘Heritage Grants’ process with additional guidance provided to help applicants. Guidance notes are available on HLF’s website - www.hlf.org.uk. The grants range from £50,000 to £200,000 and projects can run for up to five years.  Decisions will be made in May 2008.

For more information about the event and the new scheme contact Lindsey Wells on 0115 934 9056.

Collecting Cultures HLF meeting booking form (79 kb)