Art Conservation and Scholarship
Woodmansterne Art Conservation Award 2025/2026
We are delighted to announce that over twenty applications were received from museums, art galleries, and buildings across the UK. In late August, an independent panel of judges met in London to consider each individual application and assess each work artistically, historically, locally, and educationally, as well as the urgency and severity of need.
Successful Applications
After a very enjoyable day, grants totalling just over £35,000 were awarded to the
following institutions: -
· St. Mary the Virgin, Pulham St. Mary, Norfolk
· Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Doncaster
· The Wallace Collection, London
· Lynn Museum, King’s Lynn, Norfolk
· Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Learn more about the successful applicants and the individual paintings awarded in 2025.
The next round of grant applications will be launched in 2027. If you would like any further details or would like to be added to our database, please contact [email protected]
Having been involved in the reproduction of fine art for many years, Woodmansterne Publications has always been keen to understand how original works of art in public galleries should be preserved for future generations to enjoy. There is a complete absence of government support or any UK funding in this area and for this reason, the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards were set up to support the conservation of pre-twentieth-century oil paintings.
Since the launch of the awards in 1995, over 100 paintings have been conserved through the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards at a total value of over £400,000.
In addition to the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards, we have also established a scholarship programme, sponsoring postgraduate students in their final year of art conservation studies. These are initiated by Paul Woodmansterne in close consultation with senior conservators.
This year, the commitment to provide two annual Art Conservation Schorarships of £5,000 each was continued for The Hamilton Kerr Institute, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and The Courtauld Institute of Art, London. The Hamiliton Kerr Institute was also awarded an additional Art Conservation Scholarship of £2,500.