Help protect and preserve the history and heritage of the Alberni Valley by supporting one our treasured artefacts!
Our 2022 Support An Artefact catalogue can be viewed here.
The Alberni Valley Museum reflects the richly diverse past of the valley through an extensive collection of artefacts linked to our varied cultural past, industrial heritage, community history and artistic heritage. The Support an Artefact Program enables individuals, organizations, community groups, schools and businesses to select and sponsor an artefact for a year and can be presented as a gift, to recognize an anniversary, birthday or milestone, as a memorial, as a group project, for personal interest or…! Through supporting one of our unique artefacts the supporter’s tax-deductible donation helps ensure that the Alberni Valley Museum can continue to protect and preserve the history, heritage and culture of the Alberni Valley for future generations.
There is a selection of artefacts available at support levels of:
$25.00, $50.00, $75.00, $100.00, $250.00, $500.00 and $1,000.00 and special artefacts at $5,000.00 and beyond
Benefits:
- All support will be for one year, will include a tax receipt, an support certificate, photo and artefact history and first right to continue support.
- $100.00 – add invitation to a museum event, listed on website and in the museum.
- $500.00 – add private meeting with your artefact and photo with it. Notification when the artefact changes location.
- $5,000.00 and up – all of the above plus private personalized tour of the Museum and Industrial Heritage Centre, plaque on display with artefact, special invitation to ride on the vehicle (if it is a vehicle), invitation to all museum events,
Support Policies:
- Support is for one full year. Reminders will be sent out when it’s about to expire. Supporters have first rights to re-support for the following year.
- Once an artefact is supported it can’t be supported by anyone else until the support expires.
- Support as gifts, in memoriam or other special occasion can be sent directly to the recipient if so desired. The tax receipt will be sent to the payer.
- We will make every effort to assist the supporter to select an appropriate artefact if there isn’t one available in their level of choice.
- Please allow one to two weeks for processing and mailing the support package.
- Debit, cash and personal or business cheques are accepted at the Museum Shop. Please contact us for information on credit card payments.
- Personal stories and comments about why they decided to support an artefact are optional. If a story is provided it will be posted on our website and sent to the recipient if it is purchased as a gift etc.
Our 2022 Support An Artefact catalogue can be viewed here.
Alberni Valley Museum
4255 Wallace Street, Port Alberni BC V9Y 3Y6
Information: 250-720-2863
Email: [email protected]
