Friends of Aphrodisias Trust / Membership & Funding
Membership
Membership supports the work of the Aphrodisias project. Members are entitled to a ticket to the annual Kenan Erim Memorial Lecture. There have been, so far, 28 lectures delivered by Professor R.R.R.Smith, Director of Excavations at Aphrodisias. These are held in March at a prominent venue in London; 2000 - 2011 at the British Museum, 2012 onwards at the nearby Art Worker's Guild in Queen Square. Additional events, open to members, are organised annually. These have included visits to Oxford, Stowe, Stourhead and Painshill. We aim to have two such events each season.
If you are interested in joining the Friends, then you can download a membership form here.
Funding
The Funds of the Society are derived from;
Membership supports the work of the Aphrodisias project. Members are entitled to a ticket to the annual Kenan Erim Memorial Lecture. There have been, so far, 28 lectures delivered by Professor R.R.R.Smith, Director of Excavations at Aphrodisias. These are held in March at a prominent venue in London; 2000 - 2011 at the British Museum, 2012 onwards at the nearby Art Worker's Guild in Queen Square. Additional events, open to members, are organised annually. These have included visits to Oxford, Stowe, Stourhead and Painshill. We aim to have two such events each season.
If you are interested in joining the Friends, then you can download a membership form here.
Funding
The Funds of the Society are derived from;
- membership subscriptions - currently £50 per annum - a minor but useful contribution
- donations (many members supplement the basic subscription, substantially increasing the value of their support)
- a number of members are principal benefactors, their donations providing a major proportion of the Trust's income
- Gift Aid on many of the donations also contributes
- fund raising events are an additional useful source
- contributions from other (much more substantial Trusts) usually given to support particular aspects of the Aphrodisias Projects have been invaluable.