Collection Fund Launched
(5 Dec. 2024)

A new Collections Endowment Fund is launched to help care for, maintain and develop the museum’s collections.
At the recent event attended by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Mrs. Julie Spence OBE CStJ QPM, as well as the Mayor and Mayoress of Ely, alongside many Friends, volunteers and supporters of the museum, our exciting new Collections Fund – and the ambition to reach £500,000 in gifts and pledges by 2029 to help care for and further develop these unique collections and ensure they are available for future generations was introduced.

The Stained Glass Museum’s collection has grown significantly in the last forty years since the museum first opened to the public. Since 2000 the collection has evolved to include many beautiful examples from a variety of secular and sacred buildings from across the United Kingdom, Europe and beyond. Many of these acquisitions were made possible with the support of the Art Fund, the V&A Purchase Fund, and many generous individual donations.

Jasmine Allen, Curator of The Stained Glass Museum says;

“This is the largest redisplay The Stained Glass Museum has undertaken since the present gallery opened in the south triforium of Ely Cathedral in 2000. We are really pleased to have been able to showcase some of the recent acquisitions we have made to enhance and diversify the collection. We now call on those who care about the future of this precious collection to consider donating or pledging to the new Collections Fund and play a part in ensuring its survival for the future!”

The Stained Glass Museum Collections Fund is a new fund established in 2024 to care for, maintain and develop the museum’s collections.

Every gift to the endowment makes a direct contribution to our specialist stained glass collections, helping to grow, care for and interpret these objects for audiences now and in the future.

The Collections Fund is the only fund allocated to the museum’s collection and is essential for its future development and preservation.

Our initial target is to reach £500,000 (in gifts and pledges) in the first 3-5 years, by 2029.*^

To find out more about the new Collections Fund, please visit the webpage

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