CIMAM (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art) opens the International Call for Travel Grant Applications for its 2025 Annual Conference, to be held in Turin, Italy, from 28 to 30 November 2025.
Titled ‘Enduring Game: Expanding New Models of Museum Making’, with the guiding mantra Of Necessity Virtue, this year CIMAM’s conference invites museum professionals to come together in a spirit of critical inquiry and collective imagination to explore the evolving role of contemporary art institutions in an increasingly complex global context.
The CIMAM Travel Grant Programme aims to enhance the curatorial and research development of directors, curators, and museum professionals dedicated to modern and contemporary art, who reside in countries with emerging and developing economies. The programme promotes their representation, visibility, and participation in the international museum community, in line with CIMAM’s commitment to fostering equity, inclusion, and knowledge exchange.
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to directors and curators of modern and contemporary art museums, as well as researchers and independent curators specialising in contemporary art theory, who need financial support to attend CIMAM’s Annual Conference.
- Candidates must reside in countries with emerging and developing economies
- Some funders specify regional focus
- Applicants should not be involved in any kind of commercial or for-profit activity.
Selected grantees will receive:
- Full conference registration and access to all sessions, visits, and events.
- Travel expenses (economy class round-trip and train ticket).
- Accommodation for four nights in Turin.
- CIMAM membership for 2026–28.
- Additional benefits for Getty Foundation grantees, including an extended stay and exclusive visits.
