Black-billed Cuckoo (detail), by John James Audubon, 1828

Donations

Thinking of donating an object to The American Museum in Britain?

We welcome donations and bequests from members of the public. We are especially interested in American material made before 1860.

Any offers to donate objects to the museum must be made in writing. For reasons of security and public accountability, we are unable to accept objects brought into the museum and offered ‘over the counter’.

To download a PDF Donation Enquiry Form, please click here.

To download a word document Donation Enquiry Form, please click here.

Due to restraints on our storage and display spaces, we are unable to accept everything that is offered to the museum. We have a collections policy that restricts the items that we can and cannot accept. Each object is carefully considered to ensure that, if accepted, the museum is the best place for the object to be.

We do not accept loans, unless an object can be used in a specific temporary exhibition. In the event that we wish to borrow an object for this reason, the loan would be for a fixed period.