Get Involved

The Herschel Museum of Astronomy is a registered charity; it is totally independent and receives no funding from either local or central government. If you would like to make a donation to help us improve the service we offer, or to enhance the collection, please contact us at the address below. You might wish to help the museum safeguard its future by means of a legacy.

Contact:

Museum Administrator
The Herschel Museum of Astronomy
19 New King Street
Bath
BA1 2BL

Telephone: +44 (0) 1225 446865 or click on Legacy to learn more about helping the museum.

We need your support to strengthen influence in our work. Quite simply, the more members we have, the more weight our views carry.

In addition, membership support is a vital source of income – the scope of BPT’s work can be widened in direct proportion to its financial resources. We also welcome help from our members to assist with the running of our museums and many other areas of BPT’s activities.

You can find out more about our membership here.

Simply complete the Membership Application Form and email it to membership@bptrust.org.uk. If you can pay by standing order this greatly cuts down our administration costs, and if you are able to give BPT a donation, please add it to your subscription.

If you want to give a one time donation without subscribing to our membership, you can fill in our Donation Form and email it to fundraising@bptrust.org.uk

The museum is not currently recruiting volunteers but please check here for updates.

If you are might consider leaving a legacy to the museum please download and read our legacy guide.

There are no vacancies at the museum at present. Please visit www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk to find out if there are vacancies at one of our other museums.

Get Involved

We need your support to strengthen influence in our work. Quite simply, the more members we have, the more weight our views carry.

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