Adopt an Object

Adopt an Object and help care for your favourite collections at Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery.

We offer world class museums at the cultural heart of Birmingham, but we need your support to thrive. By making a donation and adopting an object, you will help us care for our collection, preserve local and national heritage, and inspire thousands of people every year.

Whether your passion is for Pre-Raphaelite art or ancient civilisations, we hope you will get involved and Adopt an Object for yourself or as a unique gift for your friends and family.

How it works

Each object in our Adoption Catalogue (pdf file) has a suggested minimum donation for you to make - from £10 to £5,000. You can also view the objects on Flickr.

As a thank you for your donation, you will receive a variety of benefits including a certificate of adoption, an information sheet on your object, and a fridge magnet photo of your object as a permanent memento.

We'll credit you on our website and for larger donations you will also receive invitations to exclusive Private Viewings and a print of your image. For a full list of benefits, please see the table below. 

Benefits	Gold £2,000+	Silver £200-£1,999	Bronze £10-£199
Certificate of Adoption	•	•	•
Information sheet on your adopted object	•	•	•
Fridge magnet with image of your adopted object	•	•	•
Text credit on our website for duration of adoption	•	•	•
Invitation to a  Private View at BMAG	x4 tickets	x 2 tickets
A print of your adopted object	•
Credit line on object label in the galleries when your object is on display	•

Standard adoptions run for one year. But if you fall in love with your object, don't worry, you can renew your adoption for the following year at a 10% discount. Prices will be reviewed annually.

Our Adoption Catalogue (pdf file) and Flickr set provides a list of all the spectacular objects that are currently available for adoption. Or if there is a particular object that you wish to adopt that is not included in the catalogue, please contact David Powell to find out if it can be added to the Adopt an Object scheme.

How to Adopt

To adopt an object from our catalogue, simply fill in our application form and post it to us.

For further information regarding the Adopt an Object scheme, please contact:

The Fundraising and Development Team
T: 0121 303 1677 / E: supportbmag@birmingham.gov.uk

Thank You

Thank you to the following individuals who have supported this scheme by Adopting an Object:

Mrs Louise Neal - World War II Teddy Bear

Ms Helen Watson - Cameo Glass Scent Bottle

Mr David Millward - Shell Plaque

Miss Eleanor Smith - Nasca Vessel

Miss Jackie Swancutt - Chad Valley Teddy Bear

Rachel Cockett - Chancay Textile Doll

Ms Val Murray - Martinware Grotesque Jug

Mrs Shirley Millward - Jug Decanter

Mr Philip Millward - Fireman's Helmet

Miss Julia Almond - Egyptian Cat Figurine

Mrs Pat Simpson and Mr Alan Simpson - City of Birmingham Beam Scale

Douglas Cockett - Netsuke Tengu

Mrs Pamela Hope - Netsuke Mouse

Mrs Emma Callow - Gourd Rattle

Miss Pat Taylor - Sekhmet Amulet

Rev. Neil Johnson - Love Leading the Pilgrim: Study of Birds - Finches

Mrs Emma Johnson - Dodecahedron

Birmingham and Black Country Bat Group - Pottery Urn - Bat God

Mr Charles Derry - Rugby School Following up Cap

Pelham Gore - Anti-Demon Door Mask - T'eng Kou

Mrs Rosemary Purcell - John Hardman Studio Wages Scale

Miss Rachel Day - The Handtowel (A Woman of Good Character)

Dr Rob Ellis - Figurine of Hercules

Mr and Mrs Ian and Pamela Hetherington - Red Cameo Glass Vase

Mr Ben Close - The Wally Birds