Fundraising

Cinema Museum launches fundraiser to buy its current home

Volunteer-run organisation hopes to raise £500,000 to permanently acquire the Charlie Chaplin-linked building

Emergency fundraising campaigns offer museums a lifeline

The sector is increasingly turning to short-term campaigns when in urgent need of money – but this approach must be used sparingly

Case study | Building stakeholder engagement

Emily Ding shares how events are a key part of the Canal & River Trust’s fundraising strategy  

Sainsbury Centre receives £91.2m donation

Money will be used to revitalise the Norman Foster-designed building at the University of East Anglia, Norwich

Royal Marines Experience launches fundraising push ahead of summer opening

Immersive museum set to open in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Fundraising campaign launched to create Scotland’s first national heritage hub

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland needs £1.5m to secure proposed site in Edinburgh

In brief | Latest news from across the sector

Accreditation scheme redesign | Barbican revamp approved | New home for animation collection

British Museum’s ‘pink ball’ criticised by climate campaign group

Institution is hosting inaugural ball this month that aims to rival Met Gala

Applications open for £4m museum improvement fund

New round of grants available from DCMS/Wolfson fund to enhance collections care and accessibility

Yorkshire Museum invites public to sponsor Viking objects

Fundraiser urges members of the public to support star artefacts like the Vale of York Hoard

Brighton launches urgent campaign to repair Preston Manor

Museum service needs to raise £150,000 to carry out the work

Bristol Museum raises £100,000 in five days to bid for Turner painting

Urgent campaign aims to bring rediscovered work into public ownership