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Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program 2026

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts · Australia

The Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program offsets insurance costs for touring major exhibitions of cultural material, generally including works from international collections. It aims to help cultural institutions provide public access to significant cultural material that would not otherwise be available in Australia.

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Deadline

17 Apr 2026

Location

Australia

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants include government collecting institutions, incorporated not-for-profit collecting institutions, eligible touring bodies, and MONA. Exhibitions must meet minimum cultural material values of 25000000 for fine art or 10000000 for museological exhibitions. Exhibitions must not be eligible for a state indemnity scheme. Applicants with outstanding AGIEI reports, acquittals, or funding breaches are ineligible.
Eligible applicants include Commonwealth, state and territory government collecting institutions; incorporated not-for-profit public collecting institutions; incorporated not-for-profit bodies specialising in touring significant art and cultural collections; and Moorilla Estate Pty Ltd, trading as Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). Funding proposals may be for single-venue or multiple-venue exhibitions. To be eligible, the cultural material in the exhibition must have a minimum value of AUD 25 million for fine art exhibitions or AUD 10 million for museological exhibitions. The exhibition must not be eligible for support through a state indemnity scheme. Organisations with outstanding reports or financial acquittals from the AGIEI program, or otherwise in breach of an AGIEI funding arrangement, are not eligible. Applications are sought for exhibitions commencing on or after 1 January 2027.

What's Funded

Funding supports insurance costs for single-venue or multi-venue touring major exhibitions of cultural material, including fine art and museological exhibitions drawn from international collections.

Expected Outcomes

Supported exhibitions are expected to stage significant cultural material in Australia and increase public access to historically significant and culturally rich collections that would otherwise be unavailable.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

non_profitlocal_governmentcompanyother

Stage

established

Funding Purposes

communityother

Keywords

artscultural heritageexhibitionsinsurancetouring exhibitionscultural materialfine artmuseological exhibitions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program 2026?

The Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program 2026 is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts in Australia. The Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program offsets insurance costs for touring major exhibitions of cultural material, generally including works from international collections. It aims to help cultural institutions provide public access to significant cultural material that would not otherwise be available in Australia.

Who is eligible for the Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program 2026?

Eligible applicants include government collecting institutions, incorporated not-for-profit collecting institutions, eligible touring bodies, and MONA. Exhibitions must meet minimum cultural material values of 25000000 for fine art or 10000000 for museological exhibitions. Exhibitions must not be eligible for a state indemnity scheme. Applicants with outstanding AGIEI reports, acquittals, or funding breaches are ineligible.

When does the Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program 2026 close?

Applications close on 17 Apr 2026.

What activities are funded?

Funding supports insurance costs for single-venue or multi-venue touring major exhibitions of cultural material, including fine art and museological exhibitions drawn from international collections.

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