The Innovation Fund supports museums to develop innovative, ambitious, and experimental activities that directly improve the museum’s financial position. Both Accredited and non-Accredited museums can apply for grants between £20,000 and £250,000.
Key Criteria
The fund can support the creation of new activity or significant development to existing activity that will directly improve the museum’s financial position. This includes upscaling or embedding ideas that have already been successfully trialled. The fund can also support initial testing of a new idea, including through feasibility studies and exploratory pilots. The fund cannot support the continuation of existing activity or activity that does not directly improve the museum’s financial position.
Potential applicants must submit a short expression of interest to the Museum Futures Team. This is a rolling fund, and will remain open until February 2026.
