The Elgar Birthplace Museum and Visitor Centre

About Us

The Elgar Birthplace Museum is managed by The Elgar Foundation and The Elgar Birthplace Trust.

A major conservation and development project completed in 2000 was generously supported by:

  • The Heritage Lottery Fund
  • The Foundation for Sport and the Arts
  • The Elmley Foundation
  • The Elgar Family
  • Malvern Hills District Council
  • Worcestershire County Council
  • The Museums, Archives, and Libraries Council West Midlands

 

    Staff
    Museum Director Catherine Sloan
    Museum Supervisor Chris Bennett
    Documentation and Digitisaton Officer Sue Fairchild
    Marketing Officer Mary Duffy
    Museum Assistant (Administration) / Fundraising
    		 Rachael Whyle
    Treasurer Pat Butts
    Skills for the Future Graduate Trainee Sarah Baker

 

    The Elgar Foundation and Birthplace Trust enjoy the support of a distinguished Patron, President, Chairman and Vice‑Presidents:

    Patron HRH The Prince of Wales
    President Sir Mark Elder CBE
    Chairman Peter Ainsworth
    Vice Chairman Sam Driver White
    Vice Presidents

    Daniel Barenboim
    David Bowerman CBE, JP, DL
    Raphael Djanogly OBE
    Lord Howard Flight
    Dr Donald Hunt OBE
    Dr Michael Kennedy CBE
    Julian Lloyd-Webber CBE
    Michael Messenger OBE
    The Rt Hon David Mellor QC
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
    Directors
    		 Paul Bendit
    William Carslake
    Professor Michael Clarke
    Tim Clarke
    Professor Judith Elkin
    Mark Grafton
    David Hawkins
    Simon Heffer
    Andrew Jowett
    Professor Colin Lawson
    Robert Montgomery
    Andrew Neill

 

    Elgar Foundation Enterprises Limited

    Elgar Foundation Enterprises Ltd was incorporated in 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Foundation, and commenced operating on 1 January 2001 as the trading vehicle of the Foundation to which its net profits are donated under gift aid.

    Company registration No 4128862
    VAT Registration No 849741679
    Registered Office: The Elgar Birthplace Museum, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester WR2 6RH