Great Expectations Fundraising Appeal
Great Expectations is a new £3.1m project to restore, redevelop and improve the Charles Dickens Museum, timed to coincide with the bicentenary of Dickens’s birth in 2012.
At the heart of the project is the Museum’s expansion and the redisplay of rooms at 48 Doughty Street, returning them to their traditional Victorian-era appearance. The new room displays will enhance our understanding of Dickens, his time and works, while bringing to life the richness of Victorian era customs. Once visitors enter the museum, they will feel as if Dickens just left the building and might return at any moment. The project will also lead to significant improvements in visitor access, education and public programmes. We have secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund that has enabled us to draft plans for the museum’s redevelopment. Now we need to raise matched funds of £1.1 million.
Please consider making a donation to the Museum to help promote the life and work of Charles Dickens to the audience of today, and to ensure that we can preserve this national treasure for the future. Please call 020 7505 2127 ext 213 to make a donation or to request information about the project. Thank you.
