#HarrisYourPlace             

Your one in 100-year opportunity to create a better Harris for everyone.

Your Grade I listed building, which opened in 1893, will be completely refurbished to make it a community and cultural hub for Preston and Lancashire.  We’ll welcome another 100,000 of you each year with improved services for everyone, including those most in need.

Why #HarrisYourPlace?

Every day, almost 1000 people like you, from all walks of life, visit the Harris – just as our Victorian founders hoped they would.

But after 125 years of daily use, the Harris is tired.

You’ve told us what you want – Preston’s hidden collections on show, new spaces for you to enjoy, more opportunities for you to be inspired, and for the Harris to be your place.

And here for the others who need it too – forever.

We’re re-imagining the Harris and we need your help!

We need to raise £25,000 from supporters like you to help make #HarrisYourPlace happen.

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#HarrisYourPlace – what you can help create

A better welcome for more people – another 100,000 people each year with a re-opened entrance on Lancaster Road and a new public stairway and lift to replace the old fire escape stairs.
A more exciting experience for you and your family – with displays and activities blending art, history and books, showing off the best of Preston – and your links with the rest of the world.
Inspiration for Lancashire’s communities and for artists – with a Creative Preston Gallery to create and display your work plus a Children’s Space and Young People’s Zone.
Support for local jobs and businesses – #HarrisYourPlace will draw many more visitors to Preston, supporting your shops and services  – and you’ll enjoy an improved Harris café, shop, meeting and events spaces.
All in a beautifully refurbished Grade I listed building – for everyone – and fit for the next 100 years of Lancashire weather.

We need you to help put the final funding in place to make #HarrisYourPlace happen.

How you can help

You can help create #HarrisYourPlace by making a donation.  Even small donations from you will make a difference.

• Online on our donations page
• By cheque, payable to the Friends of the Harris, addressed to us at Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library, Market Square, Preston PR1 2PP. Don’t forget to enclose your details so we can thank you!
• In cash using one of our donations boxes around the building (it’s worth even more if you complete a Gift Aid envelope and put the donation inside!).
• By card at one of our contactless units

If you would like to get involved in another way, such as running your own fundraising event or volunteering your time to help, please drop us a line at harrisfriends@preston.gov.uk or call 01772 258248. We’d love to hear from you.

#HarrisYourPlace is a partnership project led by Preston City Council, Lancashire County Council and UCLan, supported by National Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England and Preston, South Ribble & Lancashire City Deal

#HarrisYourPlace is also supported by local funders the Harris Charity, the Harris Trust, EC Dickson’s Charitable Trust, the Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund, the BB Charitable Foundation and the Harold & Alice Bridges Charity.