Collections Care and Conservation Grants

AIM members care for a significant range of historic objects and collections. The funding from the Pilgrim Trust supports small to medium sized museums to care for those collections effectively and efficiently, and to meet the standards required for Accreditation.
Larger museums are encouraged to apply for funding to the Pilgrim Trust directly.
The funding enables museums to bring in conservation expertise to ensure that collections care and conservation meets professional standards, and has the most impact on the organisation, its collections, and their visitors. In 2025 funding for collections care and remedial conservation projects will be offered through the Museum Fundamentals grant.

Eligibility criteria:

• AIM membership
• UK registered charity or,
• An organisation with exempt charitable status or,
• A recognised public body i.e. Local Authority Museum
• Small or Medium sized museum (fewer than 50,000 visitors p.a.).