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The Stained Glass Museum is an independent museum with a nationally-significant collection. The museum is largely self-funded through paying visitors and shop sales. You can show your support in a number of ways.

Make a Donation

The Stained Glass Museum is an independent museum and registered charity (no. 11 69842) that exists to collect, exhibit, and interpret stained glass for the enjoyment of all. Please consider supporting us by making a donation.

Please Gift Aid your donation

If you are a UK taxpayer the Museum can claim Gift aid on your donation which means that the museum receives an extra 25%. Please complete and sign a Gift Aid declaration form and return to us.
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Join our Friends Organisation

Becoming a Friend of the museum is available from just £35 per year. This is a great way of supporting the only museum dedicated to stained glass in the UK and keeping in touch with our activities and developments.

Free admission for yourself to the Museum and Ely Cathedral
● Bi-annual newsletter with information on all Museum activities and events
● 10% discount on all Museum shop purchases
● 10% discount on Adult Workshops
● Invitation to all Museum activities

Friends Membership Form

If you wish to contact us with any queries about the Friends please email: friends@stainedglassmuseum.com or telephone 01353 660347

Legacy Giving

Gifts and bequests over the past four decades have enabled The Stained Glass Museum to develop a significant collection of stained glass from the medieval period to the present day, unrivalled in the UK. Leaving a bequest can ensure your appreciation of stained glass is passed on to future generations through preservation of the collection, enhanced display and interpretation, and our educational outreach. If you are interested in becoming a benefactor, please read our Legacy Giving leaflet or contact the Curator on 01353 660347.

Collections Fund

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. With the support of our friends and benefactors, we aim to grow the endowment in line with our ambitions, helping to shape the future of this organisation and preserve its internationally-significant collections. Our initial target is to reach £500,000 (in gifts and pledges) in the first 3-5 years, by 2029.

To find out how to donate to the Collection Fund, download Collections Fund flyer

Volunteering

Volunteers are an integral part of the Museum team. They work alongside our staff, but in different roles, and contribute to the development and day-to-day operations of the Museum. For information on current volunteering opportunities, please see our Volunteering page or contact the Museum on 01353 660347.

WITH THANKS TO

We are grateful to those Trusts, Foundations and donors who generously support us, including those listed here, and others who prefer to remain anonymous.

Trusts and Foundations

The Glaziers Trust
The Loppylugs and Barbara Morrison Charitable Trust
The Wyss Foundation

Legacies

Gwendoline Branigan
Richard Deeble

Major Gifts

David Ball
Oliver Kerr