Viva Reading!

Become a Viva Reading! Corporate Member

Patron - John Madejski, OBE DL.

We are delighted to unveil our new corporate sponsorship programme, Viva Reading!

The new programme unites the existing Reading Museum Service and Reading Arts And Venues Corporate Membership Schemes, allowing current and new members to enjoy all of the cultural benefits offered by both the Museum and Arts Development, and providing access to a host of entertainment venues in Reading. These include The Hexagon, Museum of Reading, The Concert Hall, South Street and Town Hall. For more information contact viva@reading.gov.uk.

How you support culture in Reading
By becoming a Viva Reading! corporate member you will be helping us provide the best in cultural entertainment and learning for Reading.

Flying Objects
Choose a prestigious centre-piece for your foyer from our growing catalogue of 'Flying Objects' - just one of the benefits of Viva Reading! membership.

Members List
Network with other influential business people as fellow Viva Reading! members.

Benefits Include:

Client & Employee Entertainment

• Complimentary tickets to performances of your choice to the value of £500 per annum.
• Advance notice of forthcoming events through our special Club publication.
• Access to a limited range of special ticket offers available only to Club members.
• Reduced rates for Corporate hospitality throughout all our venues.
• Create a party or a prestigious event with a one-off opportunity to hire the Victoria Hall at a significantly reduced rate or a free hire of one of our select Museum Galleries.

Club Giving Programme

• 'Adopt a Box'. Members can select, free of charge, two boxes to be repackaged as part of the School Loans development project. These will carry the Member's branding and Viva Reading! will provide updates on their use in schools around the region.
• Notification of Arts Development projects within the local community and information on how Club Members and their employees can get involved.

Raising Profile

• Public acknowledgement with branding and logo in selected performance programmes and literature.
• Corporate branding across all our websites.
• External publicity through Viva Reading!'s ongoing PR campaign with local and national media. This includes publicity generated by The Hexagon, Reading Museum, The Concert Hall, Town Hall and Arts Development.

Rewarding & Motivating Staff

• A Flying Object or a Flying Painting delivered to a Member's premises.
• Boost employee morale with opportunities for backstage tours, workshops and involvement of performers (where available).
• Invitations for employees to Museum and Arts & Theatres special events.
• Last minute ticket offers emailed for circulation to staff.

Incentives & Networking

• Invitations to our Club events.
• Presentations and talks from a range of external national business, arts and culture speakers.
• Printed and online copies of our Club publication.
• Preferential rates at various venues and other initiatives provided by a variety of Club members.

Dedicated Support

• Whether you're looking for a Corporate event or an employee night out, Viva Reading! has a dedicated person dealing exclusively with Club programmes.

For full details please contact viva@reading.gov.uk.