Donations

The Museum is a charity and relies heavily on donations from its supporters. With your help, for decades to come, we will be able to continue to tell the stories of our Regiments and the thousands of men from Devon and Dorset that served in them. This is particularly important now while we are temporarily closed.

Online Giving

If you are able to donate, please follow the link HERE to our online donations page at People's Fundraising. If you are able to make a monthly, Gift Aided donation, we would be very grateful. £5 to £10 a month would make a huge difference to us.

Direct Giving

If you would prefer to send us a cheque, please send us one in the post with your name and address, so that we can acknowledge receipt and send you a Gift Aid form. If you would prefer to set up a standing order, please contact us on 07586161872 to make the arrangements.

Legacies

You can leave a donation to the Museum in your will. We spend legacies on capital items or new acquisitions for the collection, rather than for ongoing costs. Our charity is called The Dorchester Keep Military Museum Trust.

Object Donations

We would be delighted to hear from you if you’re considering donating an object to us. These donations make up a large percentage of our collection and are imperative to telling our story. The museum are always interested in objects that fall within our Collections Development Policy -

“Any item of militaria including books and documents which:

1. Is directly or indirectly connected with any constituent Regiment or Unit of the museum.
2. Relates to allied or enemy forces and is relevant to portraying the history, traditions and deeds of any of the constituent Regiments or Units of the museum.
3. Is of a general nature and which while not directly connected with a Constituent Regiment or Unit or associated forces, was used or could have been used against any of the constituent Regiments or Units of the museum. 

In particular medals, documents, uniforms, photographs, firearms and/or edged weapons plus general items form the bulk of the acquisitions. There are no themes or priorities for future collecting. Each item identified or offered will be assessed on merit and cost.”

Please contact us via email (info@keepmilitarymuseum.org) if you’d like to donate an object to us, including any information you have on the object/s and photographs if possible.