A place for friendship

Membership with WFFM unlocks access to exclusive events, gatherings, and expertise

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All WFFM members exchange information, newsletters, and publications. They offer an account of their activities during the annual Council and General Assembly Meeting. Furthermore, they are invited to participate in the debates and scientific exchanges that take place every three years during the WFFM World Congress.

Today, WFFM unites over two million individuals who are Friends, volunteers and benefactors of museums. Membership in WFFM offers the opportunity of joining a worldwide network present in 34 countries.

  • $500/year

    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.

  • $150/year

    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.

  • $100/year

    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.

  • 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 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.

  • 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.