Apply for a grant from £500-£24,000 to support creative projects for museums to engage with schools and families, inspired by the nature around us.
Grants to Reimagine the Future of Biodiversity in the UK
Online workshops to learn more about The Great Escape:
| Thursday 6 October | Click here to book | 11am-12pm |
| Thursday 6 October | Click here to book | 1-2pm |
| Friday 7 October | Click here to book | 11am-12pm |
We are excited to announce that Museum Development England is working in partnership with Art Fund on The Great Escape – a new UK-wide creative project for museums to engage with schools and families, inspired by the nature around us.
Grants of £500 to £3,000 or up to £24,000 for consortia projects are available for museums to work with primary schools and families to explore wildlife in your collections, exhibitions and spaces, leading up to a large-scale participative event on Earth Day 2023, Saturday 22 April. The deadline for grant applications is 2 November 2022.
Together with Art Fund we are encouraging as many museums, galleries and historic houses to participate as possible by running your own activities, workshops and events – big or small – to support the project.
The Great Escape is made possible with support from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grant.
What is The Great Escape?
The Great Escape will bring museums, schools, and families together to engage young people with the UK’s natural environment, drawing inspiration from the art and objects in museums and the creative and learning opportunities they can offer.
It will bring schools and families into museum spaces, inviting primary school children aged 7-11 to explore the animals in their collections and create stories and pictures that imagine a creature’s journey to a future habitat rich in biodiversity. The things they make in the classroom, online and in museums will be brought together in a collective work of art, unveiled during a weekend of activities for all ages on Earth Day 2023.
How can I get Involved?
If you want to get involved, the best way to start is by registering your interest so you’ll be the first to get exclusive updates about the project. Art Fund are also hosting a series of online workshops for you to learn more about The Great Escape and how the project will be shaped by your ideas. To join a workshop, all you need to do is register your interest for all the booking details.
Museum Development England is working in partnership with Art Fund to distribute funding. Funding is not a prerequisite for getting involved, but if you do require financial support, there are a limited number of small grants from £500 to £3,000 (and for consortia up to £24,000) available.
You can apply for funding through the MDEM website. To help you draft a strong application we will be hosting workshops to help organisations with this application process. Sign up using the links at the top
