COVID-19 Museum Reopening Plans and Urgent Appeal Update

All the team here at the museum want to thank everyone who has given to our first Covid-19 raffle which ran from July to Dec 2020. As promised, following the recent announcement of HM Government’s “roadmap” out of restrictions, the funds raised have been used directly for the purpose of reopening the museum to visitors.

The National Motorcycle Museum has now reopened to visitors.

The museum collection, shop and foyer food court reopened to visitors on Monday 17th May 2021. We are now open from 8.30am-5.30pm Monday-Sunday.

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COVID SAFE
The safety of all our visitors and colleagues is a priority for everyone at The National Motorcycle Museum.

We will be carrying out the following measures to ensure that you have a safe and enjoyable visit.
CLEANING
An enhanced cleaning regime throughout the venue.

HAND SANITISER STATIONS
Hand sanitisation stations around the site.

CONTACTLESS PAYMENT ONLY
Please note that we are now a cashless venue.

FACE COVERINGS
Visitors will be required to wear face coverings, in line with Government guidance.

SOCIAL DISTANCING
Visitors will be required to socially distance in line with Government guidance.

PLANNED ROUTES
One-way guidelines in place at key entrance and exit points.

CAFÉ AND SHOP
Our shop & new foyer food court area will be available before & after your visit to the museum collection.

FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES
Please follow the rules and guidelines in place.

PROTECT YOURSELVES
Protect yourselves and those around you.

STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
Enjoy your visit, we are really looking forward to seeing you all again and want you to know how much we value your support!

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HELP US TO STAY OPEN!

Whilst the funds raised so far have allowed us to reopen on 17/05/21, we are still short of our original £500k reopening target. Therefore, we are undertaking a further ‘Museum Triumph Over Adversity Recovery Appeal Raffle’, details of which can be seen below.

This further appeal has extra significance given the fact that the museum has recently received the devastating news that we have been turned down for a grant from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

In late 2020 we received an e-mail from the Heritage Lottery Fund (who are partly responsible for administering the scheme) that our application “did not meet the criteria for the programme, and the board has decided not to award a grant through the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage”.

We cannot begin to describe what a blow this news was, and adds even more importance to our new appeal which gives the chance to win one of three stunning Triumph motorcycles.

Very special thanks must go to our friends at Triumph Motorcycles for donating the brand new Triumph Trident as a first prize. Along with everyone that has contributed by purchasing a raffle ticket in the past, or given to our appeal fund, Triumph Motorcycles have supported us when the Government’s DCMS (Department of Culture, Media and Sport) would not.