Object donations & valuations

Offers of objects and Museum procedures

It is through generous offers from individual contributors that our collections continue to grow as a public resource. We are always interested to hear more about any object you wish to donate to the Museum but for reasons of security and public accountability, we have a procedure in place to deal with such matters.

Donation offer form

Download and complete the form below or e-mail registration@rmg.co.uk. Remember to include your contact details and provide as much detail as possible about the object, including any images.

• Download the form (PDF, 128KB)

The information will be passed on to the relevant Museum department for consideration. They will contact you for any further information that we may need and tell you more about the procedure we use in deciding whether to accept to your generous offer.

Valuations 

Please note that the Museum cannot provide advice on obtaining a valuation for objects. This is partly for reasons of professional ethics (ref. Museums Association Code of Ethics, items 2.14 and 3.18), but mainly because museum curators, as public servants, are not market valuation experts. Instead we suggest that you seek a valuation from a professional valuer, auctioneer or dealer. You will find these listed in the Yellow Pages or on the Internet.