Deadline: 1-Jul-25
The Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe is accepting applications for the Exhibition Support Grant Program.
This funding provides support for institutions across Europe to create engaging, professional and innovative exhibitions relating to Jewish history and Jewish cultural heritage.
Funding Information
- Core exhibitions (museums only)
- The maximum level of funding that will be considered is for requests up to £75,000 per year for up to 3 years (maximum total of £225,000 over 3 years).
- Temporary exhibitions
- The maximum level of funding that will be considered is £75,000.
- Renting travelling exhibitions
- The maximum level of funding that will be considered is £75,000.
Applications can be made for the following.
- Core exhibitions (museums only)
- Funding will support new museums to develop their core exhibition or for existing museums to revamp their core exhibition. This may involve preliminary research and planning in conjunction with outside experts or consultants, curatorial costs, purchase of professional equipment, exhibition design and build etc. They do not fund building renovations, new buildings, operational costs or acquisition of objects.
- Temporary exhibitions
- Support is available for a range of institutions that wish to create an exhibition of Jewish interest. This may involve preliminary research and planning, purchase of professional equipment, exhibition design and build and costs of loaning particular items from other institutions. They prefer to receive applications for temporary exhibitions that are not strictly panel-based and have the potential to travel.
- Renting travelling exhibitions
- Funding is available to European institutions to rent and adapt a temporary/travelling exhibition of Jewish interest from another European institution. The exhibition can be one which is currently on display or can be a previous exhibition. There is support to cover loan costs, insurance, transportation, translation, staff visits and design adaptations. They prefer exhibitions that are not strictly panel-based and that fit the specific context of the institution making the application. This grant excludes exhibitions from institutions located in Israel and North America.
Eligible Activities
- You can apply for funding to cover the following activities:
- Preliminary research and planning – this will help you create an exhibition concept and narrative, establish a list of potential objects and other materials to include, conduct preliminary curatorial and design research, and draft a budget and workplan.
- Curatorial costs – research around the exhibition, with the help of assistants.
- Ensuring the stability of materials – some items may need to be treated or repaired before they are able to be included in an exhibition.
- Staff salaries – these projects must be undertaken by professionals with relevant skills and experience. If your organisation doesn’t have this capacity, you will need to hire professional staff to carry out the work.
- Purchase of specialist equipment – specialist equipment may include vitrines, monitors, lighting, and other hardware.
- Exhibition design and build – costs for designing and building the exhibition which may involve an outside contractor.
Eligibility Criteria
- They welcome applications from any organisation based in Europe, EU and non-EU states alike, except for Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
- They welcome applications from a variety of organisations including museums, universities, public, private and institutional libraries and archives, heritage organisations and cultural institutions as well as not-for profits and other professional organisations.
- Please note grants are not available for the acquisition of objects or to commission artworks.
- Institutions may submit only one application for European Jewish Heritage funding in each grant round.
- The organisation’s activities must be deemed charitable under UK charity law, and they will require proof of its charitable status. This includes organisations which are either not-for-profit or publicly funded e.g., state or private libraries, archives, museums, research institutes, universities, cultural centres or non-profit organisations.
Ineligibility Criteria
- They do not fund the following:
- operating costs for schools, synagogues, museums or other heritage or communal institutions
- building and construction work for museums or other heritage or communal institutions
- restoration work of Jewish built heritage
- artistic projects in the fine arts, performing arts, film production and creative writing – including artwork commissioned by museums
- publication and translation of academic books
For more information, visit Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe.