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Reimagine grants

These grants are designed to inspire creativity and increase resilience in the sector.

Funding range: £10,000 to £50,000

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The Reimagine programme is designed to inspire creativity and increase resilience in the sector.

Through Reimagine, we can provide grants of up to £50,000 for projects that are: 

  • Innovative 

  • Context-specific 

  • Impactful 

  • Engaging 

This year, there is one key aim for the Reimagine programme. We want to fund projects that will help organisations reimagine their work with collections. 

As part of this aim, applications should fall under one or more of these categories: 

  • Relevance 

  • Research and rationalisation 

  • Resilience 

Our priority areas are: 

  • Growing and engaging audiences 

  • Increasing capacity and expertise in collections work/workforce 

  • Encouraging partnerships, shared learning and sustainability in the sector 

This year, our funding is available to formally constituted, not-for-profit organisations that hold permanent collections.

Applicants must not have received a Respond and Reimagine/Reimagine grant in previous years. If you are a past or current grantee, you can support an application as a partner, but please do not apply as the lead organisation. 

What we can fund

Reimagine grants are comprehensive and pragmatic; they should cover most costs associated with delivering creative projects. The funding provides space to experiment with new ideas and approaches, or to revisit important work that has been put on hold.  

We can support a range of projects under Relevance, Research and rationalisation, and Resilience. Please see our guidance document (Canllawiau i ymgeiswyr - Cymraeg) for examples of possible activities. In all cases, we expect your work to be accessible and impactful.

We cannot fund:

  • Retrospective activity – your project must not have started before you are due to receive a decision from us.  

  • Large-scale capital work and/or considerable repairs projects. 

  • Long-term running costs. 

  • Overheads, unless these are specific to your project. 

  • Individuals to undertake research or training (if this is relevant to you, you might like to read more about our Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants). 

  • Projects whose principal aims fall outside the priorities for this scheme. 

Who can apply

Formally constituted, not-for-profit organisations that hold permanent collections. These collections may include fine art, applied art and design, social and natural history, archaeology, and scientific objects. Eligible organisations are museums, galleries, historic houses and university museums.  

You can apply as a single institution, in a partnership, or with a collective. 

Organisations without collections, such as contemporary art spaces or professional networks, can be involved in Reimagine projects as partners. However, they will not be eligible to lead on applications in 2025. Similarly, previous recipients of Respond and Reimagine/Reimagine grants are not eligible to lead on applications this year.  

Key dates and documents

Applications for this programme are now closed.

How to apply

Your application

Applications to this programme are now closed

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