Acquisition Programs (2021-2024)

• Strengthen the quality, coherence, and visibility of the Netherlands Art Collection by adding thematically and historically significant works.

• Enrich and complement the Dutch National Cultural Heritage Collection and other major museum holdings.

• Enhance public engagement through well‐conceived presentation plans that attract and retain target audiences.

• Support professional development and fair remuneration of Dutch visual artists through commissions.

• Foster institutional collaboration and long-term stewardship of museum collections under best practices for loans, preservation, and governance.

• Applicant institution must be a publicly accessible Dutch museum listed in the Museums Register, managing a substantial national or international collection of contemporary visual art and/or design.

• Permanent annual acquisition budget of at least €50,000 (public or private funding), with at least 50% spent on Dutch or Dutch-assimilated visual artists/designers.

• Proposed acquisition or commission must fit the museum’s published collection plan and be of demonstrable importance to the Netherlands’ National Cultural Heritage Collection.

• Objects must be displayed to the public immediately or as soon as possible, and loaned free of charge to Dutch institutions under the Basic Principles for Smarter Loan Transactions.

• Applications may be joint (multiple institutions) or in association with an artist.

• Commissioned artists must be professional (minimum one year’s practice and registered with Kamer van Koophandel, or at least three years higher art education plus practice) and active in the Dutch visual arts community.