Collection Mobility

- Enhanced quality, visibility and strategic coherence of the Dutch National Cultural Heritage Collection (‘Collectie Nederland’)
• Improved national overview and insight into priority objects secured for the State Art Collection
• Strategic disposal of non‐mission‐aligned items and relocation to institutions where they better serve public access and scholarly use
• Strengthened institutional collaboration and capacity via joint collection and presentation plans
• Broadened audience engagement through targeted presentation plans for relocated objects
• More efficient, cost‐effective loan transactions following the ‘Slimmer Lenen’ principles
• Long‐term embedding of reallocated objects within the missions of both lending and receiving institutions, reinforcing national heritage infrastructure

- Applicants: publicly accessible Dutch museums and cultural heritage institutions registered with the Dutch Museum Register and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
• Joint applications: required where there is a receiving institution; all parties must be registered and submit a joint plan.
• Financial contribution: applicants must make a significant own contribution; the Fund finances up to 40% of eligible costs.
• Timing: applications may be submitted at any time via the online system; allow three months for processing; no retrospective funding.
• Documentation: upload a recent Chamber of Commerce registration; organisational information; collection information; project plan (max. 20 pages); presentation plan (if applicable, max. 15 pages); collection plan of receiver; detailed budget and financing plan; declarations of financial contributions; tenders; bank details (if new); declaration(s) of consent; VAT liability proof (if applicable); optional visual documentation (max. 20 images).
• Compliance: follow Mondriaan Fund budget and document guidelines and technical specifications.