Research Fellowships

“My residency encompassed all that makes a fellowship experience fruitful and enjoyable: exceptional collections, generous amenities, intellectual community, bucolic surroundings, staff expertise, and, of course, precious dedicated time to focus, study, and reflect.”

Christine Nelson, Faith Andrews Fellow, 2025–2026

Explore, research, create! Winterthur offers unparalleled access to a wealth of library, museum, and garden collections supporting material culture research for a wide range of disciplines.

For more than five decades, Winterthur fellows have produced new and innovative projects, advancing interdisciplinary scholarship and creative projects.

Fellows from fields across academia, museums, and cultural heritage use our library, museum, and garden collections to advance object-based research through short- and long-term fellowships. Our Maker-Creator Fellowship welcomes artists and creators from diverse disciplines to find inspiration in our collections to similarly shape their practices and work. There are hybrid completion options, which expand equitable access to our resources and community.

We enthusiastically welcome scholars and creative professionals at all stages of their careers and particularly encourage researchers from historically underrepresented communities who bring critical perspectives to collections research.