Museums Connect (formerly Museums & Community Collaborations Abroad) fosters year-long museum-facilitated international exchanges in which members of the museums' communities play an active role in executing the project's activities and achieving its goals.
The program's primary goals are twofold:
•Communities in the U.S. and abroad develop a broader knowledge about and understanding of one another’s cultures.
• Museums and related arts and cultural organizations create replicable models for international collaborations that reach beyond their physical walls to directly engage members of their communities.
Awards are offered on an annual basis* in amounts between $50,000 and $100,000 and require a 50% cost-share match. Funding is provided through a partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Museums Connect does not fund projects focused on:
•staff/institutional development or capacity building
•traditional exhibit design or object exchange
•artist residencies
For more details, visit the Apply page.
For questions or to be added to the mailing list,contact Museums Connect staff.
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Eligibility
*Contingent upon funding
