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The IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST Coalbrookdale Telford Shropshire TF8 7DQ
Tel 01952 435 900 Fax 01952 435 999
The IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST is an Educational Charitable Trust registered number 503717-R.  

Ten Museums in the beautiful Ironbridge Gorge, one of the United Kingdom’s first World Heritage Sites

IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUMS ACTIVITIES

A Passport, to all ten of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums valid for twelve months and multiple return visits, costs £21.95 per adult, £17.60 for the 60 plus, £14.25 for students and children and £59.95 for a family of two adults and three children aged up to 18 years in full time education; under 5s free. Individual museum entry tickets are also available.

Ironbridge World Heritage Site Public Realm Design Guide

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MUSEUM CAMPAIGN URGES PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT A GIFT FOR THE FUTURE 

Fundraisers from an award-winning Shropshire museum are appealing to people to think about leaving it a charitable gift in their wills.

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, which is one of the largest independent museums in the world, launched the campaign this week to urge everyone to support its huge range of education and conservation work.

County solicitors have been invited to an information evening at Coalbrookdale to tell them about the campaign and help spread the word while a new leaflet and website pages have been published in order to encourage people to support the museum – including leaving a gift in their will. 

Postcards of the Iron Bridge with a message on the back promoting the campaign have also been given out to visitors this week.

The Trust cares for 36 monuments and listed buildings across six square miles of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site and operates 10 museums which tell the story of how the area became the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution 300 years ago. Nearly 570,000 people visited the museums last year with more than 70,000 of those being school children.

Ruth Brown, Fundraising Manager, said: “Many people from Shropshire love the museums and they know that the Trust protects our nation’s unique industrial heritage and inspires thousands of children through hands-on innovative learning. The museums attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to the county each year boosting the local economy.

“Leaving a gift in your will to the Trust is a fantastic way to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy visiting the museums and in these tough economic times it costs you nothing now.

“Every gift in every will makes a difference no matter how large or small. Whether you decide to leave £50, £5,000 or more, it will all help us to achieve our mission.”

The campaign launch coincides with a national legacy awareness week from September 13-19.

For more details about how you can support the museum go to www.ironbridge.org.uk/supporting_us.