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REPRINTED FROM THE MUSEUMS JOURNAL ", Vol. XXXIII, March, 1934.
Grants to Colonial Museums: Draft Conditions.
The Museums Association is now prepared to receive applications for grants towards museum developments in the British Colonies. These grants will be made from a fund of $54,000 placed at the disposal of the Museums Association by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
There is no limitation as to the purposes for which applications may be made, provided the general tendency will serve :
(a) for the investigation of accumulated material by experts,
(b) for the publication of the results of such investigations,
(c) for providing expert assistance in the reorganization of collections,
(d) to assist in the purchase of cases and exhibitional apparatus,
(e) for the development of educational work,
(f) to permit curators to visit the best museums elsewhere,
(g) any analogous field of museum or art gallery activity.
Two general qualifications will, however, be strictly adhered to:
(1) No grant will be given to any museum which has not a qualified curator,
whether paid or honorary.
(2) No grant will be given to any museum unless there is definite proof that the authorities concerned intend to continue their active support of the institution.
In other words, no grant can become the opportunity for a government or muni- cipality to reduce its customary contributions.
While definite maxima for the grants have not yet been fixed, it is improbable in the early stages of the experiment that any grant will exceed £1,000. Of the $54,000 available for grants, a portion will probably be earmarked for Newfound- land and Southern Rhodesia, and applications are equally invited from these two
areas.
All correspondence in this connection should be addressed to Mr. S. F. Markham, Empire Secretary, The Museums Association, Chaucer House, Malet Place, London, W.C.1, England.
Representatives of Colonial Museums who may be visiting London are most warmly invited to call at the Association headquarters at the above address.