Donations
Donations
The Museum is an independent charity and plans for earned income (from ticket sales, the shop and café, and venue hire) to cover our core costs, but our ability to do more depends on the generous help of donors and grantmakers.
- More special exhibitions, revealing the best of Dorset’s collections and bringing important items from national and international museums to a local audience
- More learning opportunities for children and young people
- More specialised conservation work to stop degradation of important objects and works of art
- More workshops for community groups, such as those designed to help people with mental health issues through interaction with objects, music and art.
A donation, however large or small, one-off or recurring, helps us do even more.
You can make a donation online now or, if you would like to discuss it with us first, please email [email protected].
Important Announcement
Friday 22 September 2023, The Victorian Hall will also be closed all day for a private function. The Fine Foundation Dorset Story Space, next the the Thomas Hardy's Dorset Gallery will also be closed for an hour around Midday.
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Opening hours:
Daily: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Sunday: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Bank Holidays: 10.00am - 4.00pm -
Admissions:
10% discount for Adult and Young Person Unlimited Ticket booked online using discount code DM01
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For more information
[email protected]
Ways to Donate
One-off donations
If you’d like to make a single donation now to help the museum do more, please use our online donations link or email us at [email protected]
Recurring donations
Regular, recurring gifts help us plan ahead. Click ‘read more’ below to find out the difference these gifts can make, or set up a donation plan online now
Regular, recurring donations give us certainty to plan.
Examples of what a regular gift can do:
£5 per month buys materials for half a term of primary school art sessions
£20 per month means we could book a specialist to lead hands-on activities in fine art, literature, archaeology or geology to inspire senior school pupils
£30 per month enables us to offer a series of workshops for people with mental health issues
£50 per month buys specialist conservation expertise
£100 per month allows us to arrange major loans from other museums for special exhibitions
Gift Aid
Gift Aid enables charities like the Museum to claim back from HMRC tax paid by the donor. It can add 25% to the value of your donation, at no additional cost to you.
By agreeing to us claiming Gift Aid on your donation, you will enhance your donation by 25% at no additional cost to yourself. For example:
A gift of £10 becomes £12.50 to the Museum
A gift of £100 becomes £125 to the Museum
A gift of £1,000 becomes £1,250 to the Museum
You will be asked to agree to a Gift Aid declaration, confirming that you pay tax on income at least equivalent to your gift. The Museum then manages the claim – you don’t have to do a thing! But, if you are a higher or additional rate taxpayer, you will be able to claim back the difference between your nominal rate and the basic rate on your donation through your tax return.
For more information on Gift Aid, please visit HMRC’s website.