The National Cultural Heritage Account
About The National Cultural Heritage Account
The National Cultural Heritage Account helps Australian cultural organisations acquire Australian protected objects, as defined by the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (PMCH Act). Its purpose is to encourage organisations to buy nationally significant objects that they could not otherwise afford, with the intention that they be preserved and made accessible to the public.
Funding from the Account assists organisations that cannot raise the full purchase price for an Australian protected object.
Account-funded Australian protected objects
What objects are eligible and who can apply?
- Find out who can apply for Account funding and what types of objects are eligible for consideration.
How much funding can I request?
Funding assistance is provided on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Minister, generally after considering the advice of the National Cultural Heritage Committee.
Approved projects - what next
Contacts
More information:
Cultural Property Section
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Email: movable.heritage@environment.gov.au
Tel: 02 6274 1810
Fax: 02 6274 2731
