As the world of motorsport marks a milestone year for Formula 1, Silverstone Museum announce new benefits for businesses joining its Friends of Silverstone Museum.
Companies are invited to join the museum’s exclusive membership initiative, aimed at championing STEM learning and protecting the illustrious heritage of British motor racing.
Organisations joining the Friends of Silverstone Museum will help support the museum’s vital work within the community while giving business members an array of exclusive benefits for their teams to enjoy. The initiative also helps the venue’s ongoing educational programme, inspiring interest (and ultimately careers) in science, technology and engineering.
Located trackside at the world-famous Silverstone circuit, the award-winning museum unveiled the latest business benefits that form part of its corporate membership package.
The Friends of Silverstone Museum membership offering includes rewards ranging from free admission and special access to the museum’s year-round programme of exclusive exhibitions and events.
Silverstone Museum’s CEO, Phil Lawrie, said: “This year is a very special one for the museum as we celebrate 75 years of Formula 1. It has never been a better time for businesses to join our Friends of Silverstone Museum initiative as we mark this momentous motorsport milestone with plans for exciting, exclusive exhibitions and events throughout 2025.
“Our corporate membership package enables members to be part of the Silverstone success story, as well as helping us inspire the next generation by supporting our exceptional educational projects and workshops, which are attended by thousands of children of all ages every year.
“The Friends of Silverstone Museum memberships help us continue our ongoing day-to-day operations which ensure we are able to preserve and maintain our historic archive of racing memorabilia as well as expand exhibits of exciting racing cars and motorbikes, enabling us to provide a world-class experience for more than 160,000 visitors each year.”
As Silverstone Museum prepares to showcase new exhibits and historic racing cars to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first FIA Formula 1 Driver’s World Championship race which was born at Silverstone in 1950, the venue revealed it is set to welcome a very special guest for an exclusive event taking place this May.
The museum will host an evening with former Formula 1 Champion Damon Hill OBE, who will be sharing stories from his extensive motorsport career. The racing legend will be the guest of honour at the event, taking place on Thursday May 15. Tickets are priced at £25 and include a Q&A session, access to a prize draw and entry to the museum. In addition, 30 tickets will be available at £100 which will allow early access, a Sim suite session, a David Johnson live painting viewing, welcome drink and nibbles, front row seating for the Q&A, a personal meet and greet with Damon with a professional photograph, and a signed book. There will also be a charity raffle at the event with tickets costing £5 each.
Phil Lawrie added: “We are delighted to welcome Damon Hill to the museum for this superb event which is guaranteed to be a sell-out success and phenomenally popular with F1 and motorsport fans alike. The evening with Damon demonstrates the range of world-class, exclusive events our attraction hosts.
“We predict our visitor numbers will again exceed 160,000 in 2025 as we anticipate achieving another record-breaking year when it comes to the number of people enjoying everything the muse- um has to offer. We want businesses joining Friends of Silverstone Museum to share in that success via the benefits we offer.”
The museum continues to drive tourism within the region, boosting business growth and attracting motor racing fans from around the world. The popular attraction has already welcomed more than half a million visitors through its doors since it first opened in 2019.
Friends of Silverstone Museum corporate membership is priced at just £125 per month, with benefits including:
- Venue hire – membership entitles your business to one free hire of the museum’s Luffield Boardroom per year.
- Exclusive access – invitations to previews of future exhibitions and special events.
- Free admission – an allocation of 20 museum entry tickets for employees, friends or family, or to invite clients.
- Recognition – named recognition in the museum on its feature Friends of Silverstone Museum screen.
- Social media – raise brand awareness by reaching online audiences of tens of thousands with four social media posts per year highlighting members’ businesses.
- Discounts – 20% discount in the Museum Café and 10% discount in the Shop. Plus, discounts off best available rates with its hotel partners Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone and Escapade.
The museum is the perfect pit stop for businesses to host a range of activities including corporate away days, exhibitions, filming, media days, business events and private dinners, where guests can dine alongside historical racing cars and motorbikes immersed in the past, present and future of British motor racing.
The museum’s dedicated, experienced experts are adept at hosting bespoke events within the venue which offers an array of modern and flexible event spaces to select from including the option of exclusive hire. The museum is proud of its track record hosting events for previous clients including the FIA, Formula 1, Ducati, Suzuki, Mercedes AMG Petronas, Race Against Dementia, Rolls Royce, Amazon AWS and Mission 44, the charity established by seven-time Formula 1 World Drivers’ champion Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE.
Friends of Silverstone Museum membership also offers discounted exclusive evening hire which, in turn, includes free use of the museum’s latest attraction, its state-of-the-art-Sim Suite at Silverstone. Featuring seven pro-grade racing simulators the museum’s sim experience provides the ultimate corporate booking. Each simulator offers a hyper-realistic racing experience, perfect for igniting teamwork, competition and excitement.
Whether you want to host an unforgettable corporate event, reward your top teams or entertain clients in a truly unique way, the museum’s Sim Suite delivers an extraordinary experience every time.
Phil added: “At Silverstone Museum, we regularly update our extensive exhibition offering with new exhibits arriving several times throughout the year. Whether it is a new iconic racing machine joining the collection or a flagship display, it’s unlikely you’ll ever have the same visit twice.”
Information on how to sign up to Friends of Silverstone Museum is available from the museum. The first three businesses to sign up after April 1 will each receive two free complimentary tickets, worth £25 each, to the Damon Hill event in May.
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