Your support makes a huge difference
The Pitt Rivers Museum needs the support of its visitors. No matter the size, every gift is vital to our work caring for one of the finest collections of ethnographic objects from all over the world and all periods of time, and using these to build community, inspire, and learn.
The Museum’s role now is more important than ever and we have ambitious plans to make the museum fit for the future, working towards our 150th anniversary in 2034.
Why donate?
- to help us renovate and improve our displays, create new seating areas, improve the museum environment, and help make it fully accessible to all.
- to help conserve and look after unique objects that inspire and teach about how people live and see the world. Help us ensure the museum’s objects are open and accessible to all stakeholders long into the future.
- to support our innovative learning and community outreach programmes to make the museum a place for creativity, inspiration, and solidarity – especially for those most vulnerable
- to make an impact by supporting our work to rehouse, conserve and open up our incredible 8000 textiles and accessories from all over the world.
Your donation to the Museum can also help us in our essential everyday work:
- £5 could help to digitise an object in our collections so that people worldwide can discover it
- £10 could help to freeze an object, protecting it from moths for future generations
- £20 could help to run a workshop for people suffering from dementia
- £100 could help to fund a school group from a deprived area to visit the Museum
- £200 could pay for moth traps for six months, to keep some of our collections safe from damage
Gift Aid
For every £1 donated with Gift Aid, the Museum gets an extra 25 pence from the government at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid is a tax relief allowing UK charitable organisations to reclaim an extra 25% in tax on every eligible donation made by a UK taxpayer. If you are a UK taxpayer please let us know so we can claim Gift Aid on your donations - this additional income makes a big difference.
