Welcome
Welcome to the website of The Friends of BMGA
The Friends of Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives was founded in 1977 to promote and support the Museums through volunteers’ time and by raising funds. The ‘About Us’ page will tell you more.
The principal sites are the City Museum & Art Gallery in Queens Road, the Red Lodge Museum and the Georgian House Museum in the heart of Bristol, the Blaise Castle House Museum set in acres of stunning parkland and M Shed the new world-class museum which is now open on the site of the former Industrial Museum in Prince’s Wharf on Wapping Road. All have interesting and important collections.
There is a lively programme of events including lectures, fund raising events and day and weekend visits to historic sites, exhibitions and other collections.
As a member you are welcome to:
- Come on our trips to arts and heritage sites
- Meet other members at our social events
- Help by volunteering and fundraising
To see the current programme of events click here and to see which of our events have spaces available click here. Please click here to download a membership form. A family or joint membership is £25 per year, a single membership is £15 per year.
The Latest News pages give useful information on current activities in the Friends together with information about the Museums opening hours and details of the Winter Lectures which we sponsor. Click on the Newsletter at the top of this page to download a recent copy of our Newsletter.
