Donate to Become a Member
We believe that art has the power to change our community and our world.
We welcome donations to the museum of any amount. When you give $25 or more, you become a Kluge-Ruhe member. Memberships apply to one household and are valid for one year. Members receive 20% off all items in our fair trade gift shop as well as invitations to members-only artist talks, film screenings, and other events.
For centuries Indigenous people have been silenced. We are dedicated to changing that. Our programs and exhibitions amplify Indigenous voices and knowledges. The conversations we initiate in the museum change people’s ideas about race, indigeneity, identity, privilege and history.
Join us in celebrating, preserving and sustaining Indigenous Australian art in the United States by becoming a member today.
Membership Levels
Your generous support empowers us to provide the following:
$25 - $99
BLACK COCKATOO
- A lunch to connect a visiting artist with a local artist
- Archival materials for hanging artwork
- Art materials for one school program
$100 - $249
SUGAR GLIDER
- Studio supplies for a visiting artist
- A custom mount to exhibit a 3D object
- Payment to an Indigenous knowledge holder for a consultation
$250 - $499
WOMBAT
- Payment to an Indigenous artist for a talk or webinar
- Framing an artwork on paper
- Paint for educational programs for one year
$500 - $999
KOALA
- A reception for a visiting artist
- Conservation of one bark painting
- Labels and text panels for one exhibition
$1,000 - $2,499
DINGO
- One commissioned essay for an exhibition catalog
- Software to monitor the museum climate for one year
- Three free community art workshops
$2,500 and more
BIG RED KANGAROO
- Research and curation of one rotating exhibition
- Shipment of artworks for one exhibition
- One paid UVA internship
“One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.”
– JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN, recipient of the Kluge Prize