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WFFM MEMBERS
The World Federation of Friends of Museums consists of:
• Active Members
• Associate Members
• Honorary Members
• Benefactor Members
• Donor Members
• Individual Members
Active Members
Active Members of WFFM are national federations or groups of associations of Friends of museums, duly constituted according to the regulations in each country and having legal personality. They are represented on the WFFM Council by their Presidents or delegates. There is only one national federation for each member country of the World Federation.
National federations act as liaison between their member societies and organise one or more annual meetings (conferences, conventions, educational seminars) on a national or regional level.
Associate Members
Associate Members of WFFM are individual associations of Friends of museums or specific groups of associations, duly constituted according to the regulations in each country and having legal personality.
Either they are not grouped in a national federation or they are grouped in a national federation in a country where a WFFM Active Member already exists.
Associate Members are represented on the WFFM Council through representative delegates. Associate Members have their own special projects and spheres of interest.
Honorary Members
Honorary Members shall be individuals or corporate members who have rendered exceptional services to the cause of WFFM or to that of the museums. Their membership is granted on an honorific basis by decision of the Council and is appointed for life. Former WFFM Presidents become honorary members when they retire. Honorary Members are entitled to attend the WFFM General Assembly’s meetings.
Benefactor Members
Benefactor Members are individual persons or corporate members that support WFFM and its international purposes. They provide the WFFM with considerable financial support. They are entitled to attend the WFFM General Assembly’s meetings and the special cultural programs arranged by the association hosting the event.
Donor Members
Donors Members are individual persons or corporate members that support WFFM and its international purposes. They are entitled to attend the WFFM General Assembly’s meetings and the special cultural programs arranged by the association hosting the event.
Individual Members
Individual Members are individual persons who wish to support WFFM’s goals and international objectives or who are deemed to be worthy of membership of WFFM. They are entitled to attend the WFFM General Assembly’s meetings and the special cultural programs arranged by the association hosting the event.
LIST OF ACTIVE MEMBERS OF WFFM
ARGENTINA
Argentine Federation of Friends of Museums (FADAM)
Established in 1981, is a nonprofit organisation. Its 88 member associations currently represent some 8,500 Friends across the country.
Bolívar 1131, (1066) Buenos Aires, Argentina
fedamimus@fadam.org.ar
www.fadam.org.ar
AUSTRALIA
Australian Federation of Friends of Museums (AFFM)
Established in 1976, is a national, nonprofit organisation representing museum supporters throughout Australia. AFFM has one hundred member groups representing nearly 200,000 individual Friends in all states.
The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
info@affm.org.au
www.affm.org.au
BELGIUM
Belgian Federation of Friends of Museums (FAMB)
Established in 1973, has 30 member associations, representing some 10,000 Friends.
9 rue du Musée, 1000, Brussels, Belgium
famb-fvmb@skynet.be
BRAZIL
Brazilian Federation of Friends of Museums (FEAMBRA)
Established in 1989, is an independent and nonprofit organisation. Among its targets, the most relevant is to help more than 2.000 museums throughout Brazil to establish their associations of friends and preserve the Brazilian historic heritage.
Rua Padre João Manoel, 923 – 14º andar
CEP 01411-001 – São Paulo – SP – Brazil
braga@braganascimento.com.br
CANADA
Canadian Federation of Friends of Museums (CFFM/FCAM)
The Canadian Federation of Friends of Museums is the national voice to promote museums for the benefit of all Canadians.
It was established in 1977. There are approximately 80 member associations that represent nearly 30,000 Friends and volunteers.
317 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1G4, Canada
cffm_fcam@ago.net
www.cffm-fcam.ca
CHILE
Chilean Federation of Friends of Museos (FECHAM)
Established in 2001, is a private, autonomous, philanthropic, nonprofit organisation whose members share a motivation to conserve, protect and disseminate our cultural heritage responsibly and independently.
Londres 67, Santiago de Chile, Chile
corporacion@patrimonio.cl
www.nuestro.cl
DENMARK
Danish Federation of Friends of Museums (DFFM)
Established in 2003, the Danish federation has 58 member associations, currently representing some 30,000 Friends.
Marktoften 2, DK – 6950, Ringkoebing, Denmark
j.olufsen@mail.dk
www.sammus.dk
FRANCE
French Federation of Societies of Friends of Museums (FFSAM)
Established in 1973, the organisation gathers 280 member societies, currently representing nearly 150,000 Friends.
16-18 rue Cambrai, 75019, Paris, France
info@amis-musees.fr
www.amis-musees.fr
GERMANY
German Association of Friends of Museums of Fine Arts (GAFM)
Established in 2003, its 43 member associations represent today 70.000 Friends approximately.
The Association organizes several meetings a year for representatives of member societies.
Glockengiesserwall - 20095 Hamburg
kathrin.erggelet@freunde-der-kunsthalle.de
www.bundesverband-der-foerdervereine.de
GREECE
Greek Federation of Associations of Friends of Museums (FHAM)
Established in 1986, its 60 member associations represent today five thousand Friends approximately. Most of its activities are carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture.
Benaki Museum, 1 Koumbari Street, Athens, 10674, Greece
lildechav@yahoo.fr
ITALY
Italian Federation of Friends of Museums (FIDAM)
Established in 1975, the Italian Federation gathers one hundred member associations, currently representing nearly 30,000 Friends.
via Alfani, 39, 50121, Florence, Italy
info.fidam@alice.it
www.fidam.org
MEXICO
Mexican Federation of Associations of Friends of Museums (FEMAM)
Established in 1991, has 42 member associations representing nearly 4,000 Friends.
Av. Santa Fe 481 – PH 23
Col. Cruz Manca, México D.F., México
patriciagarcia@bvg.com.mx
www.femam.org.mx
NORWAY
Norwegian Federation of Friends of Museums (NFFM)
Founded in Oslo in 1997, today has 44 member associations representing some 22,000 Friends.
PO Box 402, Skøyen, 0213, Oslo, Norway
www.fnm.no
PORTUGAL
Portuguese Federation of Friends of Museums (FAMP)
Established in 1998, FAMP gathers societies of Friends of museums and similar associations across Portugal. It currently has 22 member associations.
Calcada do Combro, 61-1°, 1200-111, Lisbon, Portugal
global@famportugal.pt
www.famportugal.pt
SPAIN
Spanish Federation of Friends of Museums (FEAM)
Established in 1982, it gathers 94 member associations representing over 50,000 Friends.
Av. Reyes Católicos 6, 28040, Madrid, Spain
feamamigos@terra.es
www.amigosdemuseos.com
SWEDEN
Swedish Federation of Friends of Museums (SFFM)
Established in 1989, its 40 member associations represent over 50,000 Friends.
SFFM acts as an information channel between members and Swedish cultural authorities and institutions.
PO Box 1607, 150 23, Enhorna, Sweden
goran@groth.com
www.museivanner.se
UNITED KINGDOM
British Association of Friends of Museums (BAFM)
Established as an independent organization in 1973, for Friends, Volunteers and Supporters in museums, galleries and heritage sites. Over 500 member societies represent 300,000 Friends and Volunteers across the UK.
admin@bafm.org.uk
www.bafm.org.uk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
U.S. Federation of Friends of Museums (USFFM)
Established in 1989, has six member associations representing over 400,000 volunteers.
Its main role is to cultivate lines of communication between American associations and WFFM.
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, D.C. 20036-5137
info@usffm.org
www.usffm.org
LIST OF ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF WFFM
CHILE
Corporatión Amigos de Museos y de las Bellas Artes (CAMNBA)
Av. Apoquindo 5555, Of. 808, piso 8, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
mayawest@mi.cl
COLOMBIA
Fundación Amigos de las Colecciones de Arte del Banco de la República
Bogotá (ACOARTE-BR)
The Fundación Amigos is an independent association established in 2000.
Its members contribute to the development and safeguard of the national heritage through the Colecciones del Banco de la República, consisting of the Museo Botero, the Colección de Arte and the Museo del Oro.
Calle 11 No. 4 – 93 Casa de Moneda, piso 2, Bogotá, Colombia
acoarte@hotmail.com
www.lablaa.org/funamigos-actividades.htm
CZECH REPUBLIC
Society of Friends of the National Gallery in Prague – Prague (SNFGP)
The Society was established in 1992 as an independent organisation registered with the Ministry of the Interior. It is the successor of one of the earliest such societies, the Society of Patriotic Friends of Art, established in 1796.
Hradcanské námestí 15 118 00, Prague 1, Czech Republic
soskova@ngprague.cz
www.ngprague.cz/116/detail/friends-of-the-ng
HUNGARY
Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts – Budapest (FMFAB)
The Association was established in 1995 with the aim to support the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest with special cultural programs and services. It represents 300 individual friends affiliated and corporate.
Dózsa György út 41, 1146 Budapest, Hungary
info@szepmuveszeti.hu
friends@szepmuveszeti.hu
www.szepmuveszeti.hu
INDONESIA
Indonesian Heritage Society – Jakarta (HIS)
The organisation was established in 1970, initially as the Ganesha Volunteers under the patronage of the Ganesha Society. Its objectives are to support the Museum and to promote the preservation and appreciation of Indonesian art and culture. It represents today nearly 500 members of up to 35 different nationalities.
Sentral Senanyan 1, Lt. 17 Jl. Asia Afrika 8, Jakarta Pusat, 10270 Indonesia
go.to.ro@gmail.com
www.heritagejkt.org
IRELAND
Friends of the Hunt Museum – Limerick
The Friends of the Hunt Museum was formed in 1993 to help promote an interest in and an enjoyment of the Hunt Museum collection.
The Hunt Museum, Rutland Street , Limerick, Ireland
friends@huntmuseum.com
www.huntmuseum.com
IRELAND
The Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland – Dublin
Established in 1990, the Friends aims to stimulate interest in all aspects of art through a busy programme of activities which focuses not only on the Gallery's own collection, but also on art and architecture in Ireland and abroad.
90 Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Ireland
friends@ngi.ie
www.nationalgallery.ie/html/friendsofg.html
ISRAEL
The International Council of the Israel Museum – Jerusalem (ICIM)
Established in 1970, The International Council of the Israel Museum encompasses 16 national associations and some 4,000 Friends worldwide.
Its principal mandate is to raise funds for the Israel Museum. Activities include galas, international programs, collection visits and of course individual solicitation.
PO Box 71117, Jerusalem, 91710, Israel
dannybn@imj.org.il
www.imj.org.il
ISRAEL
Volunteer Organization of the Israel Museum – Jerusalem (VOIM)
The nucleus of a volunteer organisation which today numbers more than 240 men and women was established in 1974 by 15 women.
PO Box 71117, Jerusalem, 91710, Israel
volunteers@imj.org.il
www.imj.org.il/eng/about/volunteers.html
LITHUANIA
Friends of Ogynski Manor Museum – Plunges Raj (FOMM)
Smilgiu k. Zlibinu Sen., Plunges Raj, Lithuania
danabaltutis@yahoo.com
LUXEMBOURG
Amis des Musées d’Art et d’Histoire – Luxembourg (AMAHL)
Established in 1976, the friends supports the Musée national d'histoire et d'art, Musée d'Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-duc Jean (Mudam), Casino Luxembourg-Forum d'art contemporain, and Villa Vauban-Galerie d'Art de la Ville de Luxembourg. The association represents today over 1,700 friends.
Marché-aux-Poissons, L-2345, Luxembourg
info@amis-des-musees.lu
www.amis-des-musees.lu
NEW ZEALAND
Friends of Te Papa – Wellington
The association was established in 1981 as Friends of the National Art Gallery and, following incorporation of the National Art Gallery in the Te Papa National Museum, in 1998 the name was changed to Friends of Te Papa.
The Friends today represents nearly 4,000 members.
PO Box 467, Wellington, New Zealand
friends@tepapa.govt.nz
www.tepapa.govt.nz
NEW ZEALAND
Auckland Museum Institute
The Auckland Museum Institute is a charitable entity founded in 1867 to inspire interest in science, literature and history, and is the Auckland Branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand. It represent 2400 members.
Private Bag 92018, Auckland 1142 - New Zealand
Friends@aucklandmuseum.com
www.aucklandmuseum.com
PERU
Asociación de Amigos del Museo de Sipán – Lima (AAMS)
The association was established in 2003 in order to support the activities and research of the Museo de Sipán, offering an ideal opportunity for combined work between the two institutions and sustaining the efforts of safeguard and conservation.
Calle Uno Oeste #50, Cirpac San Isidro, Edificio MINCETUR, piso 16, Lima, Peru
amigosmuseosipan@amigosmuseosipan.com
www.amigosmuseosipan.com
PHILIPPINES
Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. – Manila (MFP)
The Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc., formerly the Concerned Citizens of the National Museum, was established in 1988. It is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to developing greater awareness and appreciation of the country’s artistic and cultural heritage in partnership with the National Museum and its network. The organisation represents today 430 individual members.
Museum of the Filipino People, Finance Road, Manila, 1004, Philippines
info@museumfoundationph.org
www.museumfoundationph.org
ROMANIA
Friends of the National Museum of Art of Romania – Bucharest (FNMAR)
The association was established in 1998 with the mission to help raise funds to restore the National Museum of Art of Romania and to provide practical help in bringing it and its five satellite museums up to world class standards. The National Museum is home to the country’s most comprehensive and representative collection of Romanian art, and also hosts European, Oriental and Islamic art.
22A, Strada Muzeul Zambaccian, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania
friends@art.museum.ro
www.art.museum.ro/friends/friend.htm
RUSSIA
Society of Friends of State Historical Museum
Esta Sociedad de Amigos es una asociación independiente fundada en el año 2007.
Sus miembros contribuyen al desarrollo y salvaguarda del patrimonio nacional del State Historical Museum. Actualmente representan a 550 afilados.
1, Red Square - Moscow 109012, Russia
odim-shm@mail.ru
www.shm.ru
SINGAPORE
Friends of the Museums – Singapore (FOM)
FOM Singapore was established in 1978. It is a Society functioning as a non-profit organisation, providing volunteers support in museums in Singapore. FOM works in partnership with the National Heritage Board, as members of the museum community.The organisation has grown to over 1000 diverse members supporting Singapore Museums.
61 Stamford Road #02-06, Stamford Court - Singapore 178892
fomsingapore@pacific.net.sg
www.fom.sg
SOUTH AFRICA
The Friends of the South African National Gallery – Cape Town (SANG)
The organisation was founded in 1968. The number of Friends fluctuates each year, but it represents approximately 900 members. The Friends has been instrumental in acquiring important art works, sponsoring several innovative educational programmes and promoting and supporting the National Gallery in a variety of ways.
PO Box 2420 , Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
sangfriends@iziko.org.za
www.iziko.org.za/sang/friends.html
SPAIN
Amics dels Museus de Catalunya – Barcelona (AMC)
Founded in 1933, it is a cultural association that gathers nearly 1,100 individual members, supporters of art and culture. The association is among the founders of WFFM.
Its activities include panel discussions with field specialists, visits to museums and temporary exhibitions, support to museums and cultural organisations in cooperation with public institutions, special events aimed at strengthening the relations between members.
Palau de la Virreina, La Rambla 99, Barcelona, Spain
amics@amicsdelsmuseus.org
www.amicsdelsmuseus.org
SWITZERLAND
Museums Friends Association of Cantone Ticino – Lugano (AAMCT)
The association was established in 1978 with the aim to raise the general awareness of museums and increase the number of visitors through the organisation of cultural exhibitions and events. It represents 500 members.
PO Box 158 CH – 6906, Lugano, Switzerland
info@amicideimusei.ch
www.amicideimusei.ch
SWITZERLAND
Fondation des Amis du Musée des Beaux-Arts - Vevey (FAMBA)
Established in 1985, the association aims to support the development of the Museum and to make the general public aware of it, through the organisation of annual programs of cultural activities. It is a nonprofit organisation whose resources come from private donations.
PO Box 412, 1800, Vevey 1, Switzerland
www.museejenisch.ch/collections/41a.html
THAILAND
National Museum Volunteers – Bangkok (NMV)
Established in 1969, the group represents 355 members, 22 of whom live
overseas, out of Thailand. The NMV originated to train expats as volunteer tour guides (English language) at the National Museum. Since its inception, the NMV has grown in membership and scope of activities, which now include excursions, study groups, and lectures, as well as guiding programs in English, French, Germanand Japanese languages.
NANA PO Box 1305, Bangkok, 10112, Thailand
information@museumvolunteersbkk.net
www.museumvolunteersbkk.net
UNITED STATES
Friends of the American Wing of The Baltimore Museum of Art – Baltimore (FOAW)
The FOAW was founded in 1970. There are currently 290 members of the Friends of the American Wing and an additional 102 members of the affiliated group, the Young Friends of the American Wing.
As the largest Friends group at The Baltimore Museum of Art, the FOAW supports the preservation, growth, and enrichment of the BMA’s distinguished collection of decorative arts and American painting and sculpture with proceeds from annual dues and fundraising activities.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
Bemens@artbma.org
www.artbma.org/join/friends_usa.cfm
UNITED STATES
Museum Trustee Association – Washington, D.C. (MTA)
The association was formed in 1971 as a committee of the American Association of Museums, then established independently in 1986 as separate nonprofit organisation dedicated to providing ongoing board education programs, services and resources for the special needs of museum trustees. It is a network of over 200 museums across the United States and Canada with more than 200 members which include trustees, museum staff, and others interested in museum governance.
1001 N. Alvernon Way, Suite 101, Tucson, Arizone 85711, USA
office@mta-hq.org
www.mta-hq.org
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Friends of the Sibley Historic Site
The Friends of the Sibley Historic Site was instituted in 1991 to provide financial and volunteer support for the Sibley Historic Site in order to foster awareness of the site as a seminal cultural place in Minnesota history through public involvement, education and research.
P.O. Box 50772, 1357 Sibley Memorial Highway Mendota Minnesota 55150 USA
rminish@hinshawlaw.com
www.sibley-friends.org
URUGUAY
Comisión de Amigos del Museo Zorrilla – Montevideo
The Comisión de Amigos del Museo Zorrilla was officially recognised by the Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, with the mission to raise funds to restore and enrich the historic heritage of the House-Museum of the national poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín.
Jose L. Zorrilla, Br. Artigas 106, Montevideo, 11300, Uruguay
webmaster@mec.gub.uy
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