Supporting the Museum
For more than thirty years The Black Country Living Museum Trust – an educational charity – has been conserving and celebrating the buildings, traditions and people which gave the world its first industrial landscape. Through our collections and historically authentic exhibits we bring the story of the Black Country to life so that more than 300,000 visitors a year can experience and learn about the area's history as 'the workshop of the world' and its international significance.
The Museum is a registered charity and an independent, not-for-profit organisation: we don't rely heavily on public funds but must instead raise more than 90% of our funds through earned income and fundraising activities. We have exciting plans for the future but to pursue these and maintain and develop the many things that already make our Museum special, it's vital that we seek the generous support of charitable trusts, businesses and individuals.
Currently we're raising funds to renovate the Newcomen steam engine – the only full-sized working replica of the world's first successful steam-powered engine, which when 'in steam' is one of the Museum's most impressive sights. 2012 sees the 300th anniversary of this important invention and £40,000 of work is needed so that our engine is in full working order for its celebrations and beyond.
We invite you to visit us and, if you wish, to support us further through a donation, leaving a gift in your will, sponsoring a project or becoming a volunteer. Your support will help write the next chapter of our own Black Country story.
Thank you.
Make a Donation
- Donate online quickly and securely through BT My Donate here
- By cheque, payable to Black Country Living Museum Trust, or credit card – download a Donation Form here.
- By text: text 'BCLM14' followed by the amount to 70070 e. g. BCLM14 £10.
- Regular donation – to donate monthly, quarterly or annually to the Museum, download a Standing Order form here or request a form by contacting us.
- Shop online with your usual retailers through easyfundraising.org.uk and every purchase you make will raise funds for the Museum.
A Gift in your Will
Generations of families have enjoyed the Museum over the past thirty years, whether on a family day out or on one of the hundreds of school trips we welcome each year. Through a gift in your Will, you will be helping to ensure that the Museum is here so that future generations can experience and learn about the Black Country's own legacy.
Your solicitor can advise you further but will require the following information for the Museum to be included in your Will:
| Charity Name: | Black Country Living Museum Trust |
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| Address: | Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4SQ |
| Registered Charity No: | 504481 |
Corporate Support
Innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and manufacturing prowess made the Black Country 'the workshop of the world' and the Museum is keen to work in partnership with today's businesses too.
A number of sponsorship opportunities exist at the Museum, ranging from our learning programmes for families and school groups right the way through to large-scale annual events or exhibits such as the Newcomen steam engine.
Supporting our work through in-kind donations of skills or materials or through employee volunteering is also welcomed and hugely valuable to us. Contact the Development department to find out more.
Volunteering
The Museum greatly values the support of a number of volunteer groups which help us conserve and care for our collections and promote the Museum's work. To find out more about the volunteering groups, please click here.
For more information on how to support the Museum, call 0121 521 3511 or email development@bclm.com.
