We support, advocate and recognize the thousands of volunteers in museums and heritage sites across Canada. We promote our members and aim at enhancing the volunteer component of our museum community. We provide a forum for volunteers, and we cooperate with museums and associations on the role of Friends. We educate the Canadian public about the value of museums and of preserving our heritage. We encourage young people to take an active role in museums, especially as volunteers.

“Friends of Museums” are unpaid volunteers who contribute in any way to the support of museums, to their development and to their public presence and influence. They act on a voluntary and non-remunerative basis. Their support is moral, financial or consists of voluntary work or expertise. Benefactors, donors, volunteers, museum board members and members of museums are all considered friends of museums.