What's Friends?
Friends is the membership organisation of
the National Museum of Australia.
What do Friends do?
Friends work in close partnership with the National Museum. Members are invited to exclusive exhibition previews and behind-the-scenes tours.
About Friends
Friends has about 4000 members with about a quarter living outside Canberra.
The Friends Management Committee includes president Carolyn Forster, vice president Michael Parker and executive officer Rose Newman.
History
Founded in 1989, Friends actively campaigned for a National Museum based in Canberra for all Australians. This dream was realised when the Museum opened in 2001.
Friends is a member of the Australian Federation of Friends Museums (AFFM), the peak body for organisations supporting cultural institutions. AFFM is in turn part of the World Federation of Friends of Museums (WFFM), an organisation affiliated with UNESCO.
Museum collection highlight
Blaxland clock
A pendulum mantel clock made by London clockmaker Devereux Bowly was brought to Australia by the wealthy Blaxland family in the 1880s.
Primary aim of Friends
To support, work in partnership with and promote the Museum. Friends also plays an important role as an
advocate and lobby group for the Museum.
Information
For more information please contact:
The Friends office
Tel + 61 2 6208 5048
Email friends@nma.gov.au