Donations

The Ava Gardner Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our goal is to preserve our collection and educate the public on the life and career of Ava Gardner in her home state. We cannot do that without the gracious support of our patrons.

Every donation goes toward preservation of the collection and progression of the Ava Gardner Museum as a beloved historic institution.

We deeply appreciate all donations!

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The Ava Gardner Museum's IMLS grant has been terminated, effective immediately.

Grants from the Institution of Museum and Library Science have been instrumental to the museum's efforts to preserve and share its collection of materials related to Ava Gardner's life and career and benefit North Carolina’s rich history. Ava Gardner Museum’s 2024-25 grant award, which was underway to be completed in August 2025, funded the digitization and preservation of our oversized collection. Their oversized collection includes original film posters, personal scrapbooks and other paper materials, all of which are integral to preserving old Hollywood history. This grant paid for the work of local historians and purchased equipment necessary to properly care for these parts of our collection.

IMLS grants have been instrumental to the museum's efforts to preserve and share its collection of materials related to Ava Gardner's life and career and benefit North Carolina’s rich history.

Please consider supporting the Ava Gardner Museum through donations. Each donation will receive a personal letter and sticker from the Ava Gardner Museum. As well as donations, visiting the museum truly makes a difference. Continue to support your local museums and libraries as many of us have been affected by this recent mandatory change.

At the end of the day, we do it all for Ava and her indelible mark on history.