Beamish fans are being offered an exclusive opportunity to Take a Seat in our 1950s cinema! The museum is building a recreation of The Grand from Ryhope in Sunderland and you can have the opportunity to sponsor a cinema seat as part of our Take a Seat campaign.

Beamish buffs and film fanatics alike can sponsor an individual seat within the main auditorium of our recreation of The Grand, supporting the museum. By sponsoring a seat in our recreation of The Grand from Ryhope, you will help the museum generate funds to complete the build and fit out of our cinema.

Those who Take a Seat are paying to have a name of their choice engraved onto a brass plaque which will be mounted onto one of the cinema seats – see our Terms and Conditions for full details. In addition sponsors of this campaign will receive a personal invitation to a special celebration event in 2024 which will be sent to the email address supplied during check out.

Seat sponsorship will be sold on a first come, first served basis from the museum’s online shop and are subject to terms and conditions. Individual seat sponsorship is £295 with a package available for businesses priced at £5,000, which includes acknowledgement of the sponsorship on screen.

Please note, seats sponsored after Thursday, 14th June 2024 will not be installed for the preview events or cinema opening, but please be assured that they will be installed at the earliest possible convenience.