Patrons
Patrons Circle
Become a London Transport Museum Patron today and join a welcoming community of people who share our passion for London, its social history and its iconic transport, design heritage and future.
Our Patrons are not only supporters of London Transport Museum, but a member of our community, sharing our passion for transport, London, the subterranean world, architecture, design, and engineering.
Patrons Circle members enjoy exclusive benefits, an exceptional programme of behind-the-scenes and special events, and a closer relationship with the Museum, our people and the heritage and social history of London.
Our supporters are crucial to our work as an education and heritage charity and help us ignite children’s curiosity in STEM, inspire the next generation of engineers and innovators and protect and care for our world-leading collection and London’s transport heritage.
For more information about the Patrons Circle read more below, or contact the
Development department on [email protected]
Benefits
Our Patrons enjoy exclusive benefits including:
Get closer to our collection
Explore our world-leading collection in the company of experts. Enjoy personal curator-led tours of our galleries and the Museum Depot – our openly accessible store housing over 450,000 objects in Acton Town.
You will also be invited to private views of our latest exhibitions and have exclusive opportunities to see our collections through our experts’ eyes.
Privileged access to Hidden London
Our exclusive Hidden London programme offers the chance to explore forgotten parts of the London Underground network. Go behind the scenes at some of London’s most famous stations at locations such as Down Street, Aldwych, Moorgate and Clapham South.
As a Patron you will get a ‘first taste’ of new sites before they go on sale and explore areas of these sites not usually accessible to the public. You will also enjoy access to our digital Hidden London programme.
Behind-the-scenes experiences
Ever wondered what it’s like to sit in the cab of a London Underground Tube train? Try your hand at the S-stock training simulator, ride on the footplate of a steam engine, walk through the new tunnels of the Elizabeth line or go behind the scenes of the latest big infrastructure projects.
As a London Transport Museum Patron you will enjoy unforgettable experiences on and behind-the-scenes of London’s world famous transport system.
What do our Patrons say?
“I thought the Patrons Circle programme looked great. I haven’t been let down - we’ve had some great events and trips and the Patrons are a very diverse and friendly group”
Join the Patrons Circle
Join us on a journey and become a Patron today. Choose from three levels of support:
Benefits | Harry Beck | Frank Pick | Jill Viner |
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£1,250 p/a (Benefit £200, suggested donation £1,050) | £2,000 p/a (Benefit £400, suggested donation £1,600) | £5,000 p/a (Benefit £1,100, suggested donation £3,900) | |
Unlimited and fast track entry to the Museum | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Priority booking on our Hidden London and heritage rail events | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Discount in our Shop and Canteen | 10% | 20% | 20% |
Free entry to Depot Open Days | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Regular Patrons News | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Invitations to exhibition private views | ✔ | ✔ + one guest | ✔ + three guests |
Access to our digital Hidden London programme | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Acknowledgement on the Flower Market Building donor wall | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Exclusive Patrons Circle events programme including:
| Opportunity to attend two events in the exclusive Patrons Circle programme | Opportunity to attend all events in the exclusive Patrons Circle events programme and digital Hidden London programme | As Gold Circle plus exclusive events |
Tour of the Museum of Depot | Curator-led Up to four guests | Director-led Up to four guests | |
Two invitations to an annual Commissioner and Director’s Dinner | ✔ | ||
Private tour of a Hidden London site or private access to a part of the network for you and a guest(s) delivered by the Director or Assistant Director: Collections and Engagement | ✔ Group size dependent on venue | ||
Complimentary publication | ✔ | ||
Regular updates from the Museum Director | ✔ |
What your support means
Patrons are London Transport Museum’s closest supporters and play a vital role in driving forward our vision of igniting curiosity to shape the future.
Your support as a Patron will create moments of inspiration which shape a lifetime.
£1,250
Could deliver five Inspire Engineering sessions enabling young people to build a career in the transport industry.
£2,000
Will support six young people whose lives and prospects have been disrupted by the pandemic by the opportunity to get their first job in the transport industry.
£5,000
Could support the design and build of a new gallery, bringing the story of London’s transport to life for our visitors.
Contact us
Our Patrons
Thank you to all of our Patrons.
- Ian Arthurton
- Sir David Bell
- Henry Brooks
- Mike Brown MVO
- David Brown
- Paul Butler
- Dean Collier
- Roger Cooke CBE
- Leon Daniels OBE
- Anna Delvecchio
- Michele Dix
- Steve Edge and Jane Fogg
- Martin Elms
- Phil Fortey
- Graham Hayden
- Sir Peter Hendy CBE
- Bill Hiron
- Adrian Hollands
- David Humphrey
- Tony Hocking
- Barry LeJeune
- Ken and Daphne Lousvet
- Rupert Lyons
- Roger Madelin
- Guy Marriot
- Richard Meads MBE
- Sam Mullins MBE
- Peter and Susan Oakden
- Roy Parker
- Charlie Parsons
- Ian Ross
- Paul Ross
- Paul Sainthouse
- John A. Self OBE
- Stephen Shewmaker
- Phil and Caroline Swallow
- Dave Taylor
- Tony Vroon
- Richard West
- Nicholas Woolf OBE
- Mark Yexley
We also have a number of Patrons who wish to remain anonymous.
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Leave a gift in your will and help us safeguard London’s iconic transport heritage and inspire curiosity among the next generation of young people who are crucial to the future of transport and our great city.
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