Our Grantees
The Robert Lehman Foundation operates exclusively in the field of the visual arts. Grants are made to leaders in the field of the visual arts as well as innovative newcomers – museums, arts organizations, educational institutions and other cultural organizations – with the goal of enhancing the role of the visual arts within American and world culture. The Foundation supports museum exhibitions, art education programs, scholarly publications and art history lectureships that complement the strengths of the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and advance the goal of identifying the Foundation with serious scholarly and creative endeavors. The art education programs we support provide art education to underserved communities that have insufficient access to arts learning. This stems from the Foundation’s strong belief that access to the arts improves the lives of people and communities.
Shahzia Sikander Havah…to breathe, air life
BRIC Family Day, 2023
Martin Puryear, Lookout
Capital Project
Art 21 Filming Tauba Auerbach
Hirshhorn Museum, ArtLab for Teens
Returning the Gaze
Paintings for the Future
Guggenheim Museum, Sarah Sze: Timelapse, “Slice”
Many Images on the site are courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art