The Collections Purchase Fund
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Key information
The Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Fund has been renewed until 2022. The Purchase Fund uses National Lottery funds to contribute towards the acquisition of objects relating to the arts, literature and history by museums, galleries, record repositories and specialist libraries in England and Wales which are not funded by central government.
Status
Open
Funding activity
Collections, museums, libraries.
Total fund
£724,000 this year.
Grant range
The purchase price of the object should be between £500 and £500,000. Grants may be made of up to 50 per cent of the purchase price.
Eligibility
Accredited museums, specialist libraries and record repositories accredited under the Archive Service Accreditation Scheme (or working towards it). Nationally-funded organisations may not apply.
About the fund
The Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund is unique and unrivalled in its scope.
Every year, it enables regional museums and cultural organisations to strengthen the quality, relevance, and standard of their permanent collections, improving audience experience and inspiring students, creative designers and makers, and the public to engage with the best of material culture across the country.
The fund supports the purchase of a wide range of material for the permanent collections of organisations in England and Wales. Accredited museums may apply, as may record repositories accredited under the Archive Service Accreditation Scheme (or working towards it).
This fund is managed by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). The grants budget is National Lottery funds provided by the Arts Council.