Museums & Galleries of NSW would like to congratulate all the successful applicants in the first round of the Volunteer Museum Small Grants for 2017. 

Small Grants aim to meet the short-term, collection-based requirements of community museums. There are no set categories for funding, and applications for a broad range of projects will be considered. Small Grants are open to museums and Aboriginal Cultural Centres (with artefact collections and displays) with up to two full time paid staff members as well as museum networks such as Museums Australia Chapters.

The assessors were impressed with the overall quality of the applications this round, with many receiving very high scores in all the criteria. This year’s recipients feature a wide range of projects covering collection managment, technological equipment, exhibition devleopment and display. There were 13 successful applicants this round, with $20,509.88 being awarded.

The funding will support the work of 450 volunteers in 12 Council areas in 9 regions of NSW.

The successful applicants were:

• Australian Golf Heritage Museum – Collection management system licence
• City of Canada Bay Museum – Mannequins and archival boxes
• Dobell House – Purpose built showcase
• Gloucester Folk Museum – Hanging system and storage material for photos and maps
• Harper’s Mansion – Blinds to protect collection items on display from light
• Henry Kendall Cottage and Museum – Exhibition panels and hanging system
• Jervis Bay Maritime Museum – Wet & dry vacuum cleaner and material to better house paper items and cassettes
• Mid North Coast Maritime Museum – A purpose built showcase
• The Mining Museum at Richmond Vale Railway Museum – New gallery hanging system
• New Italy Museum – AV equipment to enhance displays
• Port Macquarie Museum – New showcase
• Sketchley Pioneer Cottage and Museum – Archival boxes and acid free tissue
• Wyalong Museum – New mannequins and a workshop on display techniques

Find out more about Volunteer Museum Grants

The Volunteer Museum Grant Program is a Create NSW devolved funding program, administered by Museums & Galleries of NSW (M&G NSW) on behalf of the NSW Government.