Friends of Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
British Association of Friends of Museums Conference 2015
42nd National Conference | 16 - 18 October 2015
The Friends of Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum and the Holst Birthplace Trust are co–hosting this conference with the theme: 'Does the past have a future? Engaging the next generation'.
Eminent and entertaining speakers will explore how we can make Friends’ organisations more attractive and relevant to a younger membership. There will be a Reception at The Wilson on the Friday and the Conference will be held at the Cheltenham Chase Hotel on the Saturday; the Conference Dinner will be held at The Daffodil.
To learn more about BAFM, visit their website. For more details about this year's conference, click here and to reserve places for conference events, click here.
Call for entries - special commission
Are you a contemporary maker? Would you like your work to be seen by every visitor to The Wilson? We are now inviting proposals for a special commission to design and make a unique piece of furniture for our impressive foyer. If you would like to know more about this project, or submit a proposal, please click here.
Membership
If you wish to support the work of the Art Gallery & Museum and receive regular information about activities, why not join the Friends? We offer regular outings, Christmas and Summer parties, as well as a thriving Luncheon Club with entertaining speakers. If you would like to join, there is a paragraph below (Play your part) with all the details.
What do we offer you?
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We arrange UK visits and overseas Study Tours, with experienced and well-informed guides, to widen members’ enjoyment of the artistic and architectural glories of the world.
Click here to see where we have been.
Study Tour to Copenhagen and Malmo, September 2013
As a Friend of the Art Gallery & Museum
- You enjoy private views of every exhibition, before the public
- You can join us for Luncheon Club mid-day talks with a sociable atmosphere
- You can come on day visits to places of interest - private houses, art collections and exhibitions
- You are invited to social events - Summer Party, Christmas ‘do’, Burns Night...
- You receive an award-winning free newsletter three times a year with news and information.
Click here to see a recent edition
What do the Friends do?
- We encourage, support and promote the work and activities of the Art Gallery & Museum in every way we possibly can.
- We act as a ‘Supporters Club’ - the ‘eyes and ears’ of the Art Gallery and Museum, spreading the word and generating enthusiasm and awareness in Cheltenham, throughout Gloucestershire, and in the wider world, to ensure the continued success and growth of the Art Gallery & Museum.
- From time to time we identify and purchase individual items for the Collection.
Click here to see what we have helped buy
- We help raise money for major projects, and to help with the Art Gallery & Museum’s many cultural and educational activities.
This Liberty & Co silver bowl (1899) was the Friends' 20th Anniversary gift to the Art Gallery & Museum
Play your part
All this for just £20 a year (£15 for under 25s), or £35 for joint membership.
If you join before the annual renewal date (1 April) you can get up to six months free membership.
To join us is easy. Just download the application form (PDF 28kb) right now.
Or, if you do not wish to download a form, please contact the Membership Secretary at , or by post at the address below, who will send you a copy.
Further information
If you have any queries about the Friends organisation or activities, please contact us at .