Become a Friend of The Amelia

Love The Amelia? Join a community of people who care about keeping art, heritage and learning thriving in Tunbridge Wells.

History

The Friends at the Amelia Scott were established in October 2006 as The Friends at the Tunbridge Wells Library, Museum and Art Gallery.

A major part of our mission was to assist museum management, towards the collective goal of renovating the old facilities, bringing them up to date.

Since re opening as The Amelia Scott in 2022, our now updated constitution reads:

‘The object of The Friends at the Amelia Scott’ is to advance the education of the public through the promotion, support, assistance and improvement of the Amelia Scott in cooperation with its management and staff’.

Unveiling of George Smart picture with Mark Hill

Making a Donation

All donations made to The Friends, go directly to furthering the work of The Amelia Scott by way of promoting the reading of books, funding objects, such as the recent George Smart picture and restoration of the Doll’s House as well as hosting talks and tours. We also continue to produce a range of booklets and cards referencing and highlighting parts of the vast collection.

You can make a donation directly to The Friends at The Amelia by following the link below.

Please be aware that any donation made via this link is managed independently by the charity and will fund projects that directly support the work of The Amelia.

The Friends at The Amelia is a registered charity and is entirely independent of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Registered charity number 1118564, The Friends is registered for Gift Aid.

How your membership helps:

Joining The Friends at The Amelia makes a real difference. Your support helps care for a collection of around 60,000 objects, to run learning sessions for thousands of children and adults each year and to keep our doors open and free to all. Put simply: Friends helps to keep The Amelia the kind of place Tunbridge Wells is proud of.