Renew or Begin Your Membership
Whether you are a long-time member renewing your membership or joining as a new member, your support will enable us to continue to offer rewarding experiences with art and culture for all audiences. Join us today.
Why Support The Daura Museum?
Exploring Artistic Frontiers
By backing the Daura Museum, you enable a wide range of historical and contemporary exhibitions that offer viewers new artistic approaches, varied techniques and mediums, and thought-provoking concepts and ideas.
Enriching Education
Your support helps fund programs that align with and enhance the University of Lynchburg's curriculum, reinforcing core values and deepening the understanding of human experience and cultural diversity.
Preserving Cultural Heritage
Contribute to the preservation and care of the Daura Museum's permanent collection, which includes significant works by American and European artists, outsider art, and treasures from world cultures, ensuring they remain a source of knowledge and inspiration for all.
Membership Levels and Benefits
| Level | Contribution Range | What you'll support with your gift. |
|---|---|---|
| Go-getter | $25-$99 | - Art and educational materials for one academic program - Materials and marketing for one children’s program - Student research support |
| Pioneer | $100-$149 | - Labels and text panels for one exhibition - Materials and marketing for “Mindfulness at the Museum” - Mission-related community outreach programming |
| Activator | $150-$299 | - Marketing for one visiting exhibition - Materials and marketing for an artist-led workshop - Gallery operating costs for one exhibition |
| Innovator | $300-$499 | - Publication of an annual newsletter - One artist lecturer for the “Artist Lecture Series” - Matting and framing for one exhibition |
| Visionary | $500-$999 | - Conservation of works on paper in our collection - A reception for a visiting artist - Climate control technology and monitoring software |
| Enterpriser | $1000-$2499 | - Conservation of paintings in our collection - New exhibition research and development - Shipment of artwork for one exhibition |
| Powerhouse | $2500-$5000 | - Conservation of significant works in our collection - Curation and installation of an exhibition for a visiting artist - One traveling exhibition |
Benefits of Membership
- Announcements of receptions, exhibitions, and programs.
- The Daura Museum of Art newsletter.
- 0% discount on Museum merchandise.
- Invitation to openings, special events, children’s workshops, and trips.
- Invitation to members-only reception including a Q & A with guest artist or scholar.
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