TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund
Applications for the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund 2027 are now open! Applications must be submitted latest Thursday, October 1st, 2026 and asks all public museums to upload via the official application form. Please visit this official application form below:
TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund 2027
The TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund (TMRF) was established in 2012 in order to support and promote the professional restoration and related scholarly research of significant museum artworks. Championing art in all its forms, applications for its grants are open to public museums from all over the world and artworks from any age. Each year, a maximum of €50.000 is allocated to one or two projects.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2027, the Fund continues to support the conservation and restoration of significant museum artworks. To mark this milestone, the selected project will be celebrated at the 2027 fairs, with preference given to a conservation project that can be presented on-site at TEFAF Maastricht and/or TEFAF New York.
Please also find below the updated 2027 guidelines. Terms & Conditions are applicable for all applicants and winners. In case you have any questions, please reach out to our Museum Relations Manager, Coco Bannenberg at [email protected].
The Committee
The applications are reviewed and selected by an independent panel of experts. Since 2021 the panel includes:
Rachel Kaminsky | Private art dealer from New York and former Head of Old Master Paintings at Christie’s. |
Dr. Kenson Kwok | Founder and former Director of the Asian Civilisations Museum and the Peranakan Museum in Singapore. |
Carol Pottasch | Senior restorer/conservator from the Mauritshuis, The Hague. |
Dr. Ashok Roy | Museum scientist, leading international expert on the materials and techniques of European Old Master Paintings, and former Director of Collections at the National Gallery, London. |
Sir. Nicholas Penny | Art historian, author, and former Director of the National Gallery, London. |
