George Beaumont Patronage
Our Patrons are at the heart of the National Gallery.
Become a George Beaumont Patron
Our family of Patrons play a vital role in supporting the National Gallery while enjoying exclusive year-round access to a tailored programme of events and opportunities to go behind-the-scenes with curators and conservators.
Established in 1994, the George Beaumont Group has supported the National Gallery for over 30 years.
In 2015, we created the Beaumont Circle, offering Patrons the chance to deepen their relationship with the Gallery. Together, the Group and Circle connect art enthusiasts whose generosity and passion are at the heart of the Gallery.
Contact us
To find out more about joining the George Beaumont Group or George Beaumont Circle, please contact our Head of Patrons, Natasha Halford, at:
Email [email protected]
Telephone: 07554 157606
The George Beaumont Group benefits and events
George Beaumont Group Patrons contribute an annual fee of £5,000, comprising £900 in benefits, including VAT, and a suggested donation of £4,100.
Patronage offers three bespoke programmes of events per year that include unique opportunities to interact with the paintings and experts at the Gallery and further afield.
- An invitation to all our major exhibition Opening Receptions
- Private curator-led tours of National Gallery exhibitions
- A double invitation to Unexpected View, the Gallery’s signature event during Frieze week
- An invitation to Patrons Open House each spring, in a party of up to four
- A double invitation to the annual Director’s Dinner each autumn
- Day trips to important collections, both private and public
- Private tours of leading exhibitions in London and across the country
- An invitation to join our annual Study Trip to a European city, alongside our senior curators and experts
- Unlimited entry to all exhibitions at the National Gallery, with a guest, without needing to book in advance
- Access to Supporters' House with up to four guests
- Access to all Members’ events
- Publications, including a George Beaumont newsletter and a copy of the Annual Review
- Acknowledgement in the National Gallery Annual Review
The George Beaumont Circle benefits and events
George Beaumont Circle Patrons receive all the benefits of the George Beaumont Group, along with access to additional exclusive events.
An annual contribution of £12,000 supports these enhanced benefits while including vital philanthropic support to the National Gallery. This contribution comprises benefits of £1,500 including VAT, and a suggested donation £10,500.
- Visits to private artist studios and collections
- A double invitation to the annual George Beaumont Circle Dinner each spring
- Behind-the-scenes tours of National Gallery departments, including Conservation and Framing
- The opportunity to join a second annual Study Trip, for four days, alongside our senior curators and experts
The impact of your support on our work
Our Patrons provide crucial unrestricted funding to all areas of the National Gallery every year, enabling us to focus your donation where it is most needed. Areas that our Patrons have supported over the past 30 years include groundbreaking exhibitions, new acquisitions, conservation, framing, education, curatorial posts and more.
How your support helps
The Julia and Hans Rausing Room
The conservation and refurbishment of ‘The Julia and Hans Rausing Room’
Leaving a legacy
Carracci's Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Find out how, thanks to the Gallery’s supporters, some of whom had left gifts in wills, the Gallery was able to secure Carracci’s ‘Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist’ for the collection
Jane Pittom's legacy gift
Supporting learning for future generations
Jane Pittom, a long-standing legacy pledger and supporter, thoughtfully left a legacy gift of £5,000 in her will to the National Gallery Learning Department