Leicester Museums and Galleries Development Trust (LMGDT) is a historic charity (est. 1930) dedicated to supporting Leicester’s museums through funding exhibitions, education programs, and acquisitions. Despite their 90+ year legacy, they lacked a digital presence—no website or social media—making it impossible for donors and partners to find or support them.

Leicester Museums and Galleries Development Trust (LMGDT), a cultural charity with nearly a century of history supporting Leicester's museums, found itself in a digital void after organizational restructuring. Without any website or social media presence, this respected institution had become virtually invisible to potential donors and partners at a time when digital engagement was more crucial than ever. Their situation presented three core problems:

No Digital Presence

• Missing connections with younger donors and modern philanthropists
• No platform to engage potential supporters online

Visual Impact Unseen

• Funded exhibitions, educational programs and art acquisitions had no showcase
• Powerful stories of cultural impact remained invisible

Urgent Credibility Gap

• Needed immediate donation mechanism post-restructuring
• Lacked basic digital infrastructure to fulfil the mission
• Risked losing relevance without a professional online presence

We developed a Webflow-powered website in 6-8 weeks that solved these problems through:

Technical Execution

• Built on Webflow for easy client management
• Single-page design with smooth scroll navigation
• Integrated donation system with Stripe

Strategic Design

• Bold imagery galleries to highlight funded exhibitions
• Clean white space emphasizing their visual work
• Accessibility-focused layout

Content Strategy

• Legacy storytelling blending old/new branding
• Clear donor CTAs at every scroll point
• CMS training for staff independence

The transformation delivered immediate and tangible benefits for LMGDT. Their new website served as a dramatic leap from digital obscurity to professional prominence, with a design aesthetic that properly reflected their cultural significance.