Since 2020, MDUK https://mduk.org.uk/ and The Art Fund have forged a new partnership to distribute recovery funding to museums across the UK. Recovery Grants and Programmes are administrated by the UK-wide Museum Development providers with grants of up to £5000 available. Follow the links below for details of the support funds available for these English regions:
Museum Development East Midlands
Museum Development West Midlands
Museum Development East of England (SHARE Museums East)
Some examples of activities for which grants can be used include:
- Online ticketing software or contactless payment / donation equipment
- Consultancy on reviewing your business model
- Improvements to digital audience engagement, such as website upgrades, short films or webinars
- Community engagement or co-curation projects
- Audience data research such as ‘Audience Finder’
- Wellbeing initiatives for staff and volunteers.
Industrial Heritage Networks 