Contributing Membership
Your support as a Contributing Member helps us to care for one of the finest collections of manuscripts and books in the world. While your gift provides vital support for conservation, you enjoy all the benefits of regular membership plus invitations to exhibition openings and behind-the-scenes viewings of highlights from the collections. Please consider joining this special group of supporters who are helping us to preserve the Chester Beatty collections for generations to come.
How your donation helps
Your donation helps to fund an annual internship in conservation that gives talented young conservators the opportunity to develop their skills while making a valuable contribution to our conservation programme. Jointly funded by our Contributing Members and The Heritage Council, the internship provides much-needed support for our small conservation team and enables many more works to be conserved each year than would otherwise be possible.
Cost: €500, €50 of which is your annual Membership subscription, with €450 considered as a tax-deductible gift that goes directly to our Conservation Fund. If you are a PAYE taxpayer, you can increase the value of your donation by passing the tax relief to the Library. Simply tick the relevant box on the online donation form and we will do the rest.
Thank you for your support.
“I feel extremely fortunate to be surrounded by colleagues who are caring, knowledgeable, supportive, and who work together as a team. The experiences I have had so far at the Chester Beatty Library far exceed anything I could have hoped for.”
Rachel Sawicki,
Conservation Intern 2009-2011