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Join & support
As a charity, we rely on our supporters to help us in our mission to champion design and creativity in all its forms, for everyone.
Your support will help us to:
Keep our museums free for everyone
Produce
world-class exhibitions
Conserve, study and grow
our collection
Deliver an innovative
learning programme
Train and nurture the curators of the future
Refurbish and build new gallery spaces
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Be at the heart of everything we do. Members enjoy:
Unlimited free entry to all
exhibitions
at V&A venues
Members-only previews and events
and a subscription to the V&A Magazine
Exclusive access to two spaces of your own –
the Members' Restaurant and the Members' Lounge
Free exhibition entry for up to four children under 16
10% discount in all
V&A shops
as well as additional special offers
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Renew your Membership to keep enjoying more ground-breaking exhibitions and exclusive events. Renew by annual Direct Debit to save £12 each year.
Upgrade to a Guest or Extra Card Membership and share your time at the V&A family of sites with friends and family.
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Support the V&A and deepen your relationship with our family of museums.
Enjoy all the benefits of Membership plus unparalleled experiences including:
Curator-led museum tours
Visits to studios and private collections
Invitations to opening night parties
The Director’s Circle offers a rewarding and engaging way to support the V&A. Expand your knowledge of our extraordinary collections by learning from curators and discovering world-class artists, designers and makers. Silver level membership starts at £3,000.
Join the Director's Circle
Discover the diversity of the V&A’s collections with this dynamic group of art and design enthusiasts. Join a community of like-minded 20 – 40-year-olds who share a passion for the designed world and a love for the V&A. Individual membership starts at £1,200.
Join the Young Patrons' Circle
Join our volunteer community and be part of the V&A.
Meet new people
Get close to the collection
Share your passion
Grow and develop your skills
Every volunteer role with the V&A is a chance to make a difference and have fun doing it. Whether you are into creativity and design or this is a whole new world to you, join our team as together, we make it V&A.
Find out more about volunteering
Make a lasting gift to ensure that the things that have enriched your life, or the life of a loved one, are protected for others to enjoy.
Share your love for the V&A with a gift in your Will.
Your legacy can be:
A percentage of your estate or a cash amount
A specific object (please
contact us first
Directed towards a specific area of our work to reflect your personal interests
Find out more about
how to leave a legacy
, use our
Free Will service
or contact our Legacy team to receive your free legacy brochure.
Remember the life of your loved one and commemorate their love for creativity.
You can:
Support an area of the V&A they loved the most
Create an online tribute page to share with friends and family
Donate or fundraise to acquire an object in their name forever
Find out more about donating in memory of a loved one
or contact
legacy@vam.ac.uk
or +44(0)20 7942 2898.
We offer a range of tailored opportunities, including multi-year partnerships, one-off sponsorship of our world-class exhibitions, and annual Corporate Membership.
Brand alignment with an internationally respected design authority
Exposure to new audiences through integration in press and marketing campaigns
Access to our curatorial experts and unique V&A content
Unforgettable entertaining opportunities for your clients
Find out more
To support us through a trust or foundation, as a family or an individual, contact the Development team at
development@vam.ac.uk
FuturePlan is an ambitious programme of development which is transforming the V&A and has been almost entirely funded by private donations. The best contemporary designers are creating new galleries and visitor facilities, while revealing and restoring the beauty of the original building.
Find out more about FuturePlan
or contact the Development team at
Development@vam.ac.uk
The V&A relies on philanthropic support to make important acquisitions which serve to enhance, expand and diversify our world class collection. Our acquisition groups are strategically focused, forming vital funds to develop key areas of our collection.
These include:
The Global Africa Acquisition Group
The Photographs Acquisition Group
The Prints and Drawings Acquisition Group
Members of our acquisition groups enjoy a close association with our curatorial teams, meeting with V&A curators to discuss which works will be acquired with the respective funds. They also join us in various opportunities which highlight the impact of their support.
To find out more about the
Photographs Acquisition Group
Prints and Drawings Acquisition Group
, or
Global Africa Acquisition Group
, contact Philanthropy Manager, Olivia Fry at
o.fry@vam.ac.uk
The V&A Americas Foundation is an independent charity based in New York.
For further information or to donate, visit the
V&A Americas Foundation website
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