Museum Futures: grants for museums and cultural institutions

Sector: Culture and creative industries
Type: Grant
Location: Ukraine
Deadline: 30 November 2025 at 23:59 Kyiv time
Organiser: Other

This is an opportunity to implement a project for your museum, archive, gallery or cultural institution.

Open a new large-scale exhibition, invite foreign artists to a residency, create an audio guide to the permanent exhibition, conduct research or bring another idea to life — you will have up to EUR 13,000 and a bit more than half a year to implement the idea.

The competition is sponsored by RIBBON International and Mystetskyi Arsenal.

More about the programme

What do I get?
  • From almost EUR 7,000 to EUR 13,000 (USD 8,000–15,000) for exhibitions, residencies, publications, interdisciplinary studios, digital services, educational projects, fees, rent and other expenses
  • Educational and networking meetings from Mystetskyi Arsenal
Can I apply?

The grant supports museums, archives, galleries, public organisations and cultural institutions that:

  • Are officially registered in the territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine
  • Care for or exhibit extensive collections of visual art: painting, graphics, photography, cinema, media art
  • Can receive and spend grants
What do I need to apply?
  • Completed application form: tell about yourself and the project you are applying for
  • Budget in this form
  • Organisation registration documents
  • CVs of key team members
  • For NGOs — a memorandum of cooperation with a state or municipal institution

For more information about the competition conditions, visit the link.

How do I apply?

Submit your application to grants@artarsenalcommunity.org by 30 November. Subject line: “Museum Futures_Institution Name_Project Name.”

The results of the competition will be announced on 22 December.

Good to know
  • Individuals, private entrepreneurs, political parties, commercial and religious organisations, as well as institutions located in temporarily occupied territories, cannot apply for the grants.

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