Nine countries participated with a total of 13 persons meeting at the Catalog Room at the Palatina Library, Pilotta, at the WFFM European meeting in Parma.

El pasado 18 de octubre la FEAM se reunió con la Federación Mundial de Amigos de los Museos en la Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. La Federación Mundial presentó su nuevo Comité Ejecutivo y el plan estratégico para los próximos años.

FEAM has a new website!

We invite you to explore our new portal, designed to offer a clearer and more accessible presentation about the Friends, the associations and the Federation. We have worked to make it easier for anyone interested to understand who we are and what we do.

Last Tuesday, Jenny Saitzek from the Hamburger Kunsthalle introduced us to a series of formats, that present a different perspective on art and that were initiated in 2022 related to an exhibition.

It was a Franco-Canadian meeting that had been imagined 3 months earlier, as part of the WFFM Congress in Luxembourg: our Young Friends coordinator travelled to Ottawa on her own initiative to meet the CFFM Young Friends delegates in real life once again on Tuesday August 6th, 2024.

This Summer we have had the amazing opportunity to work as Coordinator interns at Canadian Federation of Friends of Museums (CFFM) offices at Maison Forget in Montreal! We have learned so much about working in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector and have made valuable connections with museum friends and professionals across Canada. In addition, we have had the opportunity to undertake many interesting projects and have outlined some of our favourites below! 

FADAM started the year with two highly expected cultural trips, one to the summer city of Pinamar and the other one to Corrientes, accompanying the art fair of that province.

In celebration of the International Museum Day, themed "Museums, Education, and Research," the National Coach Museum hosted its first heritage education fair. Our young group proudly made its debut at this event with an interactive and engaging booth featuring a “Wheel of Luck”.

Welcoming friends of museums from all over the world to Luxembourg has been an absolute pleasure for the Amis des Musées Luxembourg. The enthusiasm and active participation in all the activities truly overwhelmed us. We believe our four-day program successfully showcased that Luxembourg boasts a rich cultural heritage and numerous exciting museums waiting to be explored.

Justine Segui, a French Young Friends of the Musée Granet (Aix-en-Provence) and student in English and Cultural Studies, relates her experience as an exchange student in Australia, writing a master thesis on museums, travelling exhibitions and Aboriginal art.

For its first edition in 2024, the Golden Rose Award – Young Friends of musée de Cluny has been awarded to the comic strip Ségurant, le chevalier au dragon by Emanuele Arioli, illustrated by Emiliano Tanzillo and published by Dargaud.

The 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich's birthday can certainly be described as a hype that will be felt in various other exhibitions and events in Germany in the course of the year.

From 15 to 17 March I had the pleasure of participating in the organisation of the XXX National Congress of Friends of Museums in Cáceres. Every year, the Spanish Federation of Friends of Museums (FEAM) holds a congress that brings together representatives of associations, programmes and foundations of Friends. This meeting forum aims to encourage debate on current issues of cultural interest as well as the management of associations and their activities in support of museums.

To celebrate National Craft Month, in March the Youth Ambassador of the British Association of Friends of Museums (BAFM), Heather Stracey, hosted an event called Carve & Craft Weekend: Inspired by Tunbridge Ware at The Amelia Scott (The Amelia) in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where she works as the Senior Collections Officer. This event was funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

After an initial meeting to find out about her workplace, Heather Stracey, Senior Collections Officer at The Amelia Scott (The Amelia), arranged to meet Naïma Sagna, WFFM Young Friends Coordinator, the following morning. This time, they were off to Cranbrook, Kent, a 30-minute drive from Royal Tunbridge Wells, to visit Cranbrook Museum, with whom The Amelia team regularly collaborate with, particularly on object loans.

After an initial stopover in Manchester, where she presented the WFFM's current Young Friends project to the BAFM regional delegates, Jean Knight (South East) and Margaret Stebbing (North West), our Young Friends Coordinator Naïma Sagna travelled to Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

The BAFM (British Association of Friends of Museums) affirms its sincere ambition to integrate Young Friends into its actions: encouraging the creation of a Young Friends network in the United Kingdom is one of its short-term objectives.

This is how, for a few hours, Manchester has been at the crossroads of a meeting between : Naïma Sagna (Grenoble, France), Young Friends coordinator of the WFFM Jean Knight (Carshalton), South East regional coordinator of the BAFM Margaret Stebbing (Lancaster), North West regional coordinator of the BAFM

We are pleased to present the program of the upcoming meeting including special arrangements for Young Friends of the Museums. Our Friends of the Museums association is associated with the six museums and art centres of the City of Luxembourg. You will be welcomed and guided by their directors, introducing what makes each museum and art centre unique and original. 

Last October, Federação de Amigos dos Museus de Portugal (FAMP) organized in Coimbra what is becoming the traditional annual Youth Meeting. It was the second national event for young members of FAMP. Friends from all over the country gathered in this city which is home to the oldest university in Portugal, Universidade de Coimbra, hosting Portugal’s most prized library, built by King John V in the eighteenth-century.

The II Youth Meeting of Friends of Museums was held in October of last year. This time, the gathering took place in Coimbra, a city steeped in history as the resting place of the first king of Portugal, making it a remarkable location for exploring our cultural identity.