TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund
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 will be allocated to projects. The Committee of independent experts usually selects two winners to receive each € 25,000 to support their restoration project.
TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund 2026
Applications for the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund 2026 are now open! The application runs until Wednesday, October 1, 6pm CET. Please click the button below to go to the application form directly. Please also find the updated 2026 Terms, conditions and guidelines. Terms & conditions are applicable for all applicants and winners.
In case you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Coco Bannenberg who manages TEFAF's Museum relations via [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. |
