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.
What's new?
The Friends lounge on the first floor has been closed with work having commenced on the new lakeside lounge and office on the ground floor which is expected to open in the last week of June. The new lounge will have better access for wheelchairs and prams, and a new outdoor seating area.
During the renovations, Rowlands Catering are offering Friends members a further discount on tea and coffee at the Cuiseum cafe at $2.00 a cup on presentation of a current Friends membership card.
The Friends office will still be open and operating during this time. If you are in the Museum and need to contact the office, please see a Host at the Information Desk.
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 Belinda Nicholson.
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.
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 about Friends please contact:
The Friends office
Tel + 61 2 6208 5048
Email friends@nma.gov.au