Members (Friends & Volunteers)

Members (Friends and Volunteers) Special Interest Group

The Members (Friends and Volunteers) SIG encourages community participation as a way of support for conservation and promotion of cultural heritage, the co-operation between museum staff and visitors, and between the societies of friends of museums. It promotes the interest of young people in museums, participates in the World Federation of Friends of Museum Congress and publishes material.

The Committee is comprised of:

• Susan Bridie, President (Australian National Maritime Museum)
• Max Dingle, Vice-President (Australian National Maritime Museum)
• Robert Mitchell, Secretary (National Trust of Australia - WA)
• Catherine Brown, Committee Member (Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne)
• Carol Serventy, Committee Member (World Federation of Friends of Museums)
• Serena Manwaring, Committee Member (St George Regional Museum)

Contact: Susan Bridie
Australian National Maritime Museum
Tel: (02) 9298 3648
Fax: (02) 9298 3670
E-mail: sbridie@anmm.gov.au

Like to join this group? Please contact the Museums Australia national office to find out how to join this Special Interest Group. Please note that, in accordance with the Museums Australia Constitution and By-Laws, all members of Museums Australia Special Interest Groups must be current members of Museums Australia.