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Funding and grants

Dream bigger and reach further with a grant from National Services Te Paerangi. We invest in museums, galleries, and iwi to foster growth and new connections across the sector.

  • Taonga Māori in custom-made storage

    Helping Hands Grant

    Get materials, services, and information to help care for taonga in museums, galleries, iwi, hapū and whānau.

  • Gore District Council Heritage Projects Officer David Luoni at Mataura Museum, 2015. Photograph courtesy of David Luoni

    Professional Development Grant

    Access training programmes – local and international - with long-term benefits for you, your organisation, and the sector.

  • A woman is standing next to a wall that has four paintings hung on it.

    The Museum Hardship Fund

    The Museum Hardship Fund was a contestable grant designed to address the impact of forced closures and reductions as a result of Covid-19 that operated from 2020–2024.