Friends of Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives
The main objective of the Friends of BMGA is to raise funds to support the valuable work of the Bristol Museums’ Service. We do this by organising a full and varied programme of visits, lectures and other events for members. For further details, please click this link: about us
For our programme of upcoming activities, please click this link: events
So, if you are not yet a member please do consider joining us. For joining instructions please click this link: join
Examples of recent day excursions by the Friends of BMGA
In early February 2024 we visited Painswick Rococo Garden, especially to see their spectacular display of snowdrops.
In late February 2024 we visited the Museum of Somerset in Taunton, particularly to see 'Journeys in Art', a retrospective exhibition of the works of Alexander Hollweg.
STOP PRESS
The Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held on Saturday 19 October at Studio 1&2, M Shed, Prince's Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol BS1 4RN starting at 2.30pm.
For the papers to be presented at the meeting, click on the following links:
AGM 2024 Notice of meeting and agenda
AGM 2023 minutes 23 September
AGM 2024 Annual Report 2023-24
AGM 2024 Accounts
The meeting will be followed by talks by several curators - details on the Events page.
An example of a recent extended excursion by the Friends of BMGA
This excursion in September 2023 included visits to the Charles Dickens Museum, Eltham Palace, the Inns of Court and Royal Courts of Justice, Mail Rail and the Postal Museum, the Museum of London Docklands, Pitzhanger Manor (pictured), the William Morris Gallery and a stop to visit the London Wetlands Centre on the return coach journey.