Become a Patron

Standing alongside the museum for the next 50 years

For 50 years, the Vale & Downland Museum has been a free, welcoming place at the heart of the community. It was created through community effort and generosity, and it still relies on that same spirit today. Becoming a Patron is a way to help safeguard the museum’s future, ensuring it can continue to offer learning, connection and belonging to people of all ages and abilities.

Patron support is unrestricted, allowing the museum to respond flexibly to where it is needed most.

Why become a Patron?

Because the museum is more than a place to visit.

Your support helps keep the museum:

  • Free and accessible to all
  • Inclusive for people with additional needs
  • A place where children learn through hands-on discovery
  • A welcoming space that brings people together

Patrons help protect a community asset people rely on, now and for the future.

Join us

You can join the Patrons Scheme by subscribing below.

If you’d like to discuss Patronage or other ways to support the museum, please contact:
📧 manager@valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk
📞 01235 771447

Patron

Patron

A deeper commitment to sustaining the museum’s work.

Includes Patron benefits, invitations to selected talks or behind-the-scenes moments, plus discounts on lectures and in the shop.

£25 per month / £300 per year

Supporting Patron

Supporting Patron

A deeper commitment to sustaining the museum’s work.

Includes Patron benefits, invitations to selected talks or behind-the-scenes moments, plus discounts on lectures and in the shop.

£60 per month / £720 per year

Founding 50 Patron

Founding 50 Patron

A special level to mark the museum’s 50th anniversary

For those who wish to stand alongside the museum as a long-term custodian and help shape its next chapter. Places are limited.

£200 per month / £2,400+ per year