Conservation appeal

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Conservation appeal

Help us keep our collections safe.

We want to keep the stories in our collections safe.

Stories that help people make sense of the past and present. To find answers to today’s challenges.

We're launching the 2025 conservation appeal to raise £50,000 for our vital conservation work.

Your support could help us care for the knowledge held in our collections, from scrolls saved from Herculaneum after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE to a 14th century charter issued by Edward III.

The first £15,000 raised will be matched by our generous match funders. Don’t wait - donate today to double your impact and help us keep the extraordinary stories in our collections safe for generations to come.

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How can I help?

£25 could fund one hour of conservation work by our expert teams.

£50 could help us to rebind music scores from the Royal Music Library, including a score belonging to Queen Charlotte

£100 could support the care of a beautifully illuminated 14th century charter issued by Edward III, previously unknown to researchers.

£1,000 could help us rehouse 2,000-year-old carbonised scrolls from Herculaneum, damaged in the eruption of Vesuvius, protecting them for the next generation of historians.

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Thank you for donating to this appeal. You’re helping us to keep our collections safe for future generations.

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Our sincere thanks go to Adrian K. S. Chan and Justin Zaremby, who have kindly supported the appeal as match funders.

For those in the US who would still like to give to this appeal, please click here to give via the American Trust of the British Library.