Art Conservation and Scholarship
Woodmansterne Art Conservation Award 2023/2024
We are delighted to announce that over thirty applications were received from museums, art galleries, and buildings across the UK. In July an independent panel of judges met in London to consider each individual application and assess each work artistically, historically, locally, and educationally along with the urgency and severity of need.
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The Foundling Museum, London -
The Sheffield Museums Trust, Sheffield - The Cowper & Newton Museum, Olney
- Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
- Brodie Castle, Scotland
- Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire
- Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds
- Perth Art Gallery, Scotland
- Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St. Edmunds
Further details about the individual paintings and awards can be found here
The next round of grant applications will be launched in 2025. 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 approximately £400,000.
As well as the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards, we established a scholarship programme, sponsoring a number of postgraduate students in their final year of art conservation studies. These are initiated by Paul Woodmansterne in close consultation with senior conservators.