Arts Indemnity Program: Introduction

The National Endowment for the Arts administers the U.S. Government's Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Program on behalf of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The Indemnity Program was created by Congress in 1975 for the purpose of minimizing the costs of insuring international exhibitions. In 27 years, the Program has indemnified 713 exhibitions, saving the organizers $157 million in insurance premiums.

Museums or other non-profit organizations which are planning to bring works of art and artifacts from abroad to this country, or send works of art abroad, for temporary exhibition should contact the Indemnity Administrator at 202/682-5574 to determine if the exhibition would be eligible for coverage.

For more Information, please see the following:

• A list of indemnified 2004-2005 exhibitions organized by opening dates, showing venue/city/state.

• Information Advisory: includes eligibility requirements, deadline dates, application procedures, statutory limits and staff contacts.

• Application materials: includes instructions and application form.

National Endowment for the Arts
webmgr@arts.endow.gov