Museum Vision
The Finnish Cultural Foundation promoted the use of new and innovative practices in museum exhibition design with the Museum Vision Project. The purpose was to increase the number of museum visitors and to enhance visitor experience. In this two phased application process museums were eligible for grants up to hundreds of thousands of euros for their redesign projects.
Closed
Application to the Museum Vision has finished
The Museum Vision grants were awarded to ten museums all over Finland. All together 3 million euros was aimed to support the redesign projects of the museums. Individual grants were 100 000 ̶ 500 000 euros. The application process had two phases. The grants for the second phase were available for application in August 2019, and the grants could be used during the years 2020–2023.
Museum Vision -project ended in the year 2023. New grants are not awarded.
Eligible Applicants
All professionally run museums operating in Finland were eligible for the grant. The application was primarily directed towards medium-sized museums with sufficient personnel to implement redesign projects. It is also possible to apply for a grant for a joint venture together with other museums.
Grants could be applied for by Finnish museums and museum sites, regardless of whether they were applicants or received funding in the first round of the Museum Vision application process.
Grant purpose
The redesign project should aim to improve visitor experience and to attract new visitors. These aims can be achieved through innovations in presentation technology, functionality, or other technology in the exhibition space, investing in audience development, or focusing on certain target groups. Museums may also focus on brand or marketing strategy development in their redesign projects.
The grant could not be used for maintaining the museum’s operations, funding temporary exhibitions, covering the salary costs of permanent staff, or for the renovation of museum facilities.
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