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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.
Each object in our Adoption Catalogue has a suggested minimum donation for you to make - from £10 to £5,000.
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 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 Kate Lawton to find out if it can be added to the Adopt an Object scheme.
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:
Kate Lawton, Fundraising and Development Officer
T: 0121 675 1203 / E: kate.lawton@birmingham.gov.uk
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