Arts Council England are pleased to announce that the £20 million Museum Renewal Fund is now in place for museums and galleries across the country - see the full list of awardees below.
The Museum Renewal Fund, delivered by Arts Council England on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, will support museums in stabilising their financial situation and building towards sustainable and thriving futures.
The funding will be used by museums to support work towards two overarching objectives:
- Stabilisation: Funding can be used to help museums meet the shortfall between operating costs and income during 2025-26, where this shortfall threatens to cause a reduction in programming, footfall or day(s) open to the public – for example, staffing hours, overheads, and reflation of reserves.
- Growth: Boosting business and financial sustainability beyond the funding period (March 2026), e.g. consultancy work, marketing, auditing, and testing of different modes of cultural delivery.