Museums Assistance Program – Overview
The Museums Assistance Program (MAP) supports heritage institutions and workers in the preservation and presentation of heritage collections. The program fosters the preservation of Aboriginal culture and facilitates access to heritage collections for all Canadians. It also promotes professional knowledge, skills and practices related to key museum functions.
The MAP provides funding to Canadian museums and related institutions through five separate components:
Access to Heritage
The Access to Heritage component promotes access to heritage across different geographic regions of Canada. Eligible projects are related to travelling exhibitions, to assist heritage organizations in reaching new audiences.
Read more about who can apply for funding through the Access to Heritage component of the MAP.
Exhibition Circulation Fund
The Exhibition Circulation Fund component assists museums with the costs of hosting travelling exhibitions originating from another museum or from a federal heritage institution and borrowing artefacts for exhibition from the Canadian Museum of History or the Canadian War Museum.
Read more about who can apply for funding through the Exhibition Circulation Fund component of the MAP.
Aboriginal Heritage
The Aboriginal Heritage component supports the preservation, presentation and management of Canada's Aboriginal cultural heritage. It also promotes public awareness and understanding of the diverse cultures of Aboriginal Peoples.
Read more about who can apply for funding through the Aboriginal Heritage component of the MAP.
Collections Management
The Collections Management component aims to improve professional knowledge, skills and practices to strengthen professional standards related to key museum functions for collections management in Canada. It also supports the development and delivery of resources or services that will benefit multiple museums.
Read more about who can apply for funding through the Collections Management component of the MAP.
Canada-France Agreement
The Canada-France Agreement component aims to develop special, lasting ties between museums in Canada and France, as well as enhancing the skills and competencies of museum professionals. It also assists Canadian organizations in developing new international partnerships and in reaching new potential audiences for Canadian heritage collections.
Read more about who can apply for funding through the Canada-France Agreement component of the MAP.
Contact us
Department of Canadian Heritage
Museums Assistance Program
25 Eddy Street, 9th Floor (25-9-N)
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M5
- PCH.map-pam.PCH@canada.ca
- Telephone
- 819-997-0055
1-866-811-0055 (toll-free) - TTY
- 1-888-997-3123 (toll-free)
Agents are available to answer your questions Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST).