Art museums, design museums and museums of craft fulfil a significant function in this regard, and the New Carlsberg Foundation therefore supports museums in their efforts to acquire art for their collections, partly by funding acquisitions and partly by donating works from the Foundation’s own acquisitions.
Danish museums
Danish museums may apply for funding to support the acquisition of artworks, or they may apply to receive artworks from the New Carlsberg Foundation’s acquisitions as donations. Danish museums may also apply for the acquisition of artworks at auction through the category acquisition at auctions.
International museums
International museums may apply for funding to support the acquisition of artworks by Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese artists, or they may apply to receive donated works by Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese artists from the New Carlsberg Foundation’s acquisitions.
Upcoming application deadlines: 18 December 2026, 26 February 2027, 5 July 2027, and 13 September 2027.
Read more about the individual funding areas.
