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Help Us Keep History Alive

St Albans Museums bring history to life through exciting, engaging and thought-provoking experiences for all. Our world-class collections span museums, galleries and heritage sites, telling the remarkable stories that shaped our past and continue to inspire our future.

Your Support Makes a Real Difference

When you support St Albans Museums & Galleries, you directly enable us to:

• Inspire the next generation – Provide thousands of school children with bespoke learning experiences that spark curiosity and enrich their understanding of history, art and culture.
• Showcase world-class culture – Present exceptional exhibitions ranging from local Hertfordshire wildlife to internationally acclaimed artists like Rana Begum and Barbara Hepworth, bringing world-class art to our community.
• Preserve irreplaceable heritage – Safeguard our unique collection that tells the story of Boudicca, one of Britain's most legendary queens, alongside stunning Roman mosaics and artifacts that reveal daily life in Roman Britain.
• Champion inclusion – Expand our community outreach programs that provide empowering cultural experiences for marginalised groups, ensuring everyone can access and enjoy our shared heritage.
• Support local enterprise – Strengthen one of St Albans' most impactful cultural organizations while we champion and collaborate with small, local businesses throughout our community.

You can support us for as little as a one off donation of £5.

Make a Lasting Impact

A regular donation provides the steady, reliable support we need to continue thriving and enriching St Albans for generations to come. Together, we can ensure these precious stories, collections and experiences remain accessible to all.

Join us in preserving the past and inspiring the future.

Make a donation

Please note: in order to process your donation, St Albans Museums and Galleries Trust will need to share some of your details with St Albans Museums.

Your museum and gallery at the heart of the city

The Trust, in partnership with St Albans Museums and the University of Hertfordshire, led on the fundraising campaign behind the new St Albans Museum + Gallery, located in the city centre's Grade II* Town Hall. 

The Trust spearheaded the fundraising of the final £1.7million of the £7.75 million project. Although St Albans Museum + Gallery is now open, it's never to late to contribute to the ongoing running of the building, helping us to put on exceptional exhibitions and events.

Other projects

The Trust have supported a broad range of innovative key projects of local, national and international significance such as:

• Building a bespoke gallery for the Roman Hypocaust Mosaic in Verulamium
• Facilitating essential conservation works and an augmented visitor experience
• Improvements to the award winning Verulamium Museum

Smaller projects have included:

• Assisting with obtaining funding for exhibitions such as the UH Arts curated Barbara Hepworth exhibition and the St Albans Museums Service’s Pickling Project
• Viewing platform outside the Hypocaust
• Signage for works of art around the City
• Children’s mosaic craft table
• Costume history talks including Dickens, Royal Brides, Titanic
• Purchase of display cases
• Funding WWI live history

Trustees

The Trustees help with the managing and ongoing business of the Trust and have a diverse range of skills from legal expertise, to craft, and digital entrepreneurship to fundraising.

Audited accounts can be viewed on the Charity Commission website by searching Charity No. 1051868.

As of 2024, the Trustees are:

• Edmund Connolly (Chair)
• Stephen Watson (Treasurer)
• Louisa Vickers-Mills
• Sarah Gray
• Katy Swainston
• Joanne Ling
• Kirsty Hogan

Allen Mills is the Trust Administrator.

Contact the Trust

Charity No. 1051868