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Museums, Galleries, Archives and Libraries Research Grants

Research to underpin new displays and temporary exhibitions - Maximising the impact of scholarly research in the arts and humanities

This call is an opportunity for the research community, including those based in the UK’s museums, galleries, archives and libraries, to undertake scholarly research to underpin some form of widely accessible output located either in or via, museums, galleries, archives or libraries. The total full economic cost (fEC) of a Research Grant award must be less than or equal to £350,000, with a maximum duration of 3 years.

The closing date for proposals will be 4pm Thursday 24 January 2008.

For more details about eligiblity and application process see the AHRC website

Festival of Light versus the Festival of Life poster, 1971. Courtesy of the London School of Economics.

The 1984 'birthday cake' exhibition on the South Bank of the River Thames, celebrating 95 years of London Government by the London Country Council, and the Greater London Council. Courtesy of London Metropolitan Archives.

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