CIMAM Conference 2026 travel grants
CIMAM invites curators, researchers, and museum professionals working in modern and contemporary art to apply for a Travel Grant to attend the 58th CIMAM Annual Conference, taking place in Harare, Zimbabwe (20–22 November 2026).
Under the theme ‘Museums Beyond Limits: Imagining Repair Across Cultures, Ecologies and Knowledges,’ this edition marks a historic moment: the first time CIMAM’s Annual Conference will be held on the African continent.
Since 2005, the CIMAM Travel Grant Program has supported over 400 professionals from emerging and developing economies, fostering international exchange, visibility, and long-term connections within the global museum community.
Grants include the following, among others:
- Getty Foundation and Eloisa Haudenschild support professionals residing in emerging and developing economies in groups C, D, and E.
- Cav. Simon Mordant AO and Catriona Mordant AM, support First Nations professionals residing in countries with emerging and developing economies in Groups C, D, and E.
- Fernando Zobel de Ayala supports professionals residing in the Philippines.
- Eligibility
Travel Grants are awarded to directors, curators, and researchers working in modern and contemporary art museums based in countries classified as Groups C, D, and E according to ICOM.
Support
- Full conference registration and access to all sessions, visits, events, and catering
- Travel expenses (economy class round-trip and train ticket)
- Accommodation for four nights
- CIMAM membership for 2026–2028
CIMAM Conference 2026 travel grants application guidelines
Deadline: 4 May 2026
Image: CIMAM 2025 Annual Conference in Turin. © Giorgio Perottino