The British Museum Friends (BMF) is a registered charitable organisation in the UK with close links to the British Museum, and was set up in 1968. It provides funding in the form of grants to the British Museum in order to support the educational objectives of the Museum including to allow the Museum to acquire new items and collections, and assists with financing research programmes, conservation, and new technologies throughout the Museum.The British Museum Friends website'Electron microscopes assist work at British Museum' Laboratory Talk website 28 May 2008
Acquisitions
Acquisitions supported by the BMF include the Nimrud Ivories, the Warren Cup,'Recent Acquisitions' British Museum website the Canterbury Astrolabe Quadrant,"Unique medieval astrolabe saved by the British Museum", The Daily Telegraph 30 July 2008 the Burney Relief,"British Museum's new acquisition", History Today 11 March 2003 a Mycenaean terracotta group of three dancers in a ring, the gold mancus of Coenwulf,"Gold mancus of Coenwulf" on the British Museum websitePurchase of the Coenwulf coin in The Guardian the Ringlemere Cup, the Vale of York HoardVale of York Hoard on Culture 24 website and two very rare gold coins of the Roman Emperor Carausius found in the North Midlands in 2007.BMF on artdaily.org"Rare Roman coins acquired for British Museum and Derby with Art Fund help" on Art Fund website
Other acquisitions funded in whole or in part by the Friends during 2008–09 include the Chettle Park Hoard and twelve Greek papyri from Roman Egypt from the Oxyrhynchus Papyri.The British Museum Reports and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2009The British Museum Friends Annual Review to 31 March 2009
American Friends of the British Museum The American Friends of the British Museum (AFBM) was set up in 1989 as a not-for-profit organisation whose principal purpose is raising awareness and financial support for the British Museum.Website of the American Friends of the British Museum Since its founding, American Friends of the British Museum has contributed over $30 million to support a variety of projects at the British Museum, including: The Queen Elizabeth II Great Court Special exhibitions Scholarly symposia Acquisitions Staff positions in the curatorial and education departments.Mission of the AFBM
See also Friends of the British Library
References
External links The British Museum Friends website The British Museum Friends on archaeology.co.uk