Become a Member

Membership in the Harrison Museum is a year-long celebration of African American culture, and the opportunity to enjoy the educational, cultural, and artistic events throughout the year.


MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
MEMBERS participate in the life of the museum and help to support exhibitions and programs. Members enjoy:

• Membership Card
• Subscription to the museum's newsletter (4 issues a year)
• 10% discount in the Museum Gift Shop
• Discounts to Mill Mountain Theatre productions
• Invitations to Previews and Special Events

 

Student, Senior, Individual, Dual, and Family memberships receive all the above benefits for one year.
Supporters, Sponsors, and Patrons receive all of the about benefits plus recognition in the Annual report.
Sustainers and Benefactors receive all of the above benefits, recognition in the Annual Report, one-time free museum rental during the year, and their name placed on a plaque in the future Harrison Museum Hall of Fame.

To join the Harrison Museum, click here to download our application and send to the listed address.

Donate

Development is part of how the Museum is able to sustain its collections, operating expenses and more. It is in part through the generous donations and financial contributions from individuals, corporations, government and other sources that the Museum is able to maintain is presence as a significant part of the Roanoke area and surrounding communities.

Why Give to the Museum?

1. Gifts from individuals are a vital source of operating support for the Museum.
2. Your gift provides much needed resources to fund and maintain the Museum’s ongoing exhibits, programs and special events.
3. Many corporations and foundations want to be assured that individuals in the community support the Museum before they make their gifts.
4. Your gift is an investment in the ongoing viability of a Museum that is the largest African American Museum in the surrounding area.
5. The Harrison Museum of African American Culture strives to be a renowned history museum with outstanding collections and research used to produce innovative exhibits that celebrate the significant events and accomplishments of African Americans. We need your support to make it happen.

Types of Gifts

1. Outright Gifts.
   • Include gifts of cash, checks or credit cards.
   • Provide the Museum with immediate revenue.
   • Include the following credit card payment options: Visa and MasterCard.
   • Checks should be made payable to: Harrison Museum of African American Culture.
2. Gift pledges. A pledge is a formal statement of your intention to make a gift to the Museum by making regular payments over a period of time. Please contact us so that we can arrange your pledge contribution.
   
3. Matching gifts. Many employers will match employee contributions to charitable organizations like the Museum. Check with your personnel department to obtain a matching gift form and then mail the completed form with your gift to:
   
   The Harrison Museum of African American Culture
   523 Harrison Avenue, NW
   Roanoke, VA 24016
   
4. Anonymous gifts. The Museum understands and respects the preference of donors who wish to remain anonymous. Unless donor requests anonymity, however, the Museum regards all gifts as a matter of public record and reserves the right to disclose the name of a donor at its lawful discretion.
   
5. In-kind gifts.
   • In-kind gifts are contributions of assets other than cash.
   • Include donations such as refreshments, printing services, exhibit building materials, new computer equipment, office supplies and many other needs.
   • Help the Museum offset its operating expenses.

Acceptance of gifts, donations or consigned merchandise to the Museum is conditional upon the approval of an authorized Museum representative.

If appropriate, all receipts/invoices must accompany all donations or gifts at time of acceptance, to validate transmittal of stated items. As a matter of Museum policy, the donor is responsible for establishing the value of the donated gift for tax purposes. If you are interested in making an in-kind gift, please contact the museum at (540) 345-4818.