WFFM Annual Meetings
The World Federation of Friends of Museums hosts annual meetings. The annual meetings are held in a different country each year. The 2019 meeting will be held in Montreal, Canada. Learn more. -->
Member Countries
It was in Barcelona, in 1967, that Luis Monreal, curator of the Frederic Marès Museum, first conceived the idea of a nonprofit international organization that would gather the existing societies of Friends of Museums around the world.
Argentina Malaysia
Australia Mexico
Belgium New Zealand
Brazil Norway
Canada Philippines
Chile Portugal
Colombia Romania
Cyprus Singapore
France South Africa
Greece Spain
Hong Kong Sweden
Hungary Switzerland
Israel Thailand
Italy UK
Luxembourg USA
Kenya Uruguay
World Congress Host Countries
Every three years WORLD FEDERATION members convene to hear leaders in the international museum world discuss recent developments. At this time members have the opportunity to exchange ideas with FRIENDS from around the world and to experience the culture of the host country. Learn More -->
Brussels, Belgium 1975
Florence, Italy 1978
Birmingham, U.K 1981
Paris, France 1984
Toronto, Canada 1987
Cordoba, Spain 1990
Treviso, Italy 1993
Oaxaca, Mexico 1996
Sydney, Australia 1999
Buenos Aires, Argentina 2002
Sevilla, Spain 2005
Jerusalem, Israel 2008
Genoa, Italy 2011
Berlin, Germany 2014
Verona, Italy 2017
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