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GO8235: National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program 2026

Overview

The objectives of the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program are to:

  • increase overall levels of touring by National Collecting Institutions with particular emphasis on multiple venue tours
  • promote broad access to Australian cultural material through touring works from the collections of the National Collecting Institutions, with particular emphasis on providing access for audiences in regional areas
  • promote international awareness of Australia’s cultural heritage through touring Australian cultural material from National Collecting Institutions overseas
  • expand Australian appreciation of international cultural material through enabling National Collecting Institutions to bring works from international collections for exhibition or touring within Australia
  • and encourage partnerships and collaboration between the National Collecting Institutions and with other institutions (archives, galleries, libraries, and museums) across the collections sector, particularly in regional areas

Funding is delivered through two streams: projects involving either development of tours or delivery of tours, supporting costs such as research, design, production, transport, installation, and personnel.

The Program delivers one funding round each year, usually opening in February/March and closing in late March/ early April.

The Minister for the Arts (or their delegate) approves funding under the Program Guidelines.

Eligibility Criteria

Only the following National Collecting Institutions are eligible to receive funding:

  • Australian National Maritime Museum
  • Bundanon Trust
  • Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
  • National Archives of Australia
  • National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
  • National Gallery of Australia
  • National Library of Australia
  • National Museum of Australia
  • National Portrait Gallery of Australia

Funding is allocated each financial year to eligible National Collecting Institutions that submit proposals which are aligned with the objectives of the Program.

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Quick Info
Funding Amount
Eligible uses: costs associated with development and touring of exhibitions (including non-ongoing staff costs); freight costs; costs associated with support material such as catalogues, education kits and promotional material; costs associated with bringing works from international collections for an exhibition or tour within Australia; costs associated with touring or exhibition of Australian cultural material overseas. Ineligible uses: exhibitions which involve commercial promotions or sale of work; administrative and management costs which are not associated with the tour; exhibition development/touring activities that are already funded through other Australian Government programs (for example, Visions of Australia).
Closing Date
Ongoing - No closing date
Eligible Locations
National (All States)
Contact

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Last updated: 3 March 2026