FOM Friends of the Museums

Welcome to FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUMS (SINGAPORE)

If you are an art and/or history lover living in Singapore, join one of Singapore's most international and active cultural volunteer organisations with more than 1800 members and docents at five of Singapore's world-class museums. Benefits include:

Free entry to all NHB museums for you and one guest

Weekly Monday Morning Lectures

In-depth study groups and study tours

A subscription to our glossy magazine PASSAGE

Special interest groups including reading groups and textiles

Become a guide at one of Singapore's museums. Once
trained, be eligible for Docent Ongoing Training

Join our dedicated Facebook members-only group here:
FACEBOOK Friends of the Museums (Singapore)

Make new friends with similar interests

WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!

Hurry! There are only a few spaces left in our February Bali Painting and April China trips! Plus a new textile/festival destination trip to Bhutan and an autumn trip to Uzbekistan. You can find details of destinations, dates and prices on our dedicated Study Tours page.

Volunteer opportunity to work within the FOM office. If you are interested in volunteering in the FOM office and can spare a couple of hours to a day a week, we need you! Please contact Claire Fletcher, Office Manager (fomsingapore@pacific.net.sg) or telephone 6337 3685. The office is open from 9am - 2pm, Tuesday to Friday.^NEW!

White Elephant Sale on 11 February! Download the flyer here for all the information of this Super Saturdays event...or read about it on the Super Saturdays page.^NEW!

Ever wanted to be an archaeologist? Here's your chance! Professors John Miksic and GOH Geok Yian are looking for volunteers to help wash and sort artefacts from this spring's Fort Canning dig. Download all the information here.^NEW!

More Urgent Guiding Opportunities: The NAS (National Archives of Singapore) is looking for approximately 5 volunteer weekday guides for their two WWII Interpretive sites : 'Reflections at Bukit Chandu' at Kent Ridge and 'Memories at Old Ford Factory' at Bukit Timah. Guides will work on demand and get info and training from NAS. If interested please contact Sandeep Nermal Singh or phone him at 6332-7900. More on their website. There are also opportunities guiding Monument Tours for PMB (Preservation of Monuments Board). See our volunteers page for more information on this plus other urgent guiding opportunities.

MORE new listings on our FOM members discounts page. Be sure to check the list often (and carry your membership card with you) so as not to miss out.

Are you on Facebook? If so, join our special members-only group "Friends of the Museums (Singapore)" to stay connected through daily postings, receive early notices of special activities, and view our photo albums. This site is for FOM members only. How to join: Search in Facebook Groups, click on the "Request to Join" button and if you're a paid-up member or alumnus, you should be approved within an hour or two. See you there.

Docents, indicate your availability online. Even though we have self sign-up sheets, docents are still assigned "empty" slots, so it's important to keep your availability up to date.

More Links: Special activities for families with children; current public events we think FOM members will find of special interest; plus additional Singapore arts and culture-focused resources & organisations.