These grants support UK public museums, galleries, historic houses, libraries, and archives in purchasing artworks and objects of artistic interest from antiquity to the present. Funding includes acquisitions, commissions, and exceptional projects with significant public impact. Eligible institutions must be provisionally accredited and open to the public for at least half the week for six months annually.
Eligible applicants are UK public museums, galleries, historic houses, libraries, and archives open at least half the week for six months annually and provisionally accredited under the Arts Council Accreditation Scheme.
