Supporting Our Heritage
Run by Maidstone Museums' Foundation (MMF), Registered Charity No. 802547
President – Sir Robert Worcester KBE DL
Maidstone Museums’ Friends are part of a charitable, independent organisation set up to lead people’s appreciation of and support for these Museums – their buildings, collections, displays and interpretation, educational activity, research and much more. This is achieved through co-ordinated voluntary effort.
April 2024
Friends and guests were in fine voice as the Maidstone town centre shop once again hummed to the distinctive sounds of three of Kent’s finest folk singers.
For their third annual concert, Bob Kenward (guitar and harmonica), Di (vocal) and John Cullen (guitar) enchanted a large audience on April 11, 2024
March 2024
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses – all familiar figures in the Old Testament and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Think also of Exodus and the parting of the Red Sea. But there is no archaeological evidence to confirm the characters existed or the event happened.
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February 2024
Maidstone United’s historic run in the 2023/24 FA Cup has brought television coverage to the Friends’ Shop.
For many months, the club’s centenary exhibition, curated by Stones’ fan and expert John Bunyard,
... continue readingProvide volunteer effort to support the work and operation of the museums
Co-ordinate and operate the Friends’ scheme
Promote the three Museums to the residents of Maidstone and beyond, helping to preserve our local heritage
Secure finance to help with the purchase of artefacts, restoration of works, research, improved display & interpretation, improvement/adaption of the buildings - through grant-giving trusts, local fund-raising activities, donations, and the Friends’ scheme.
Maidstone is home to some of the finest, and eclectic museums in the South East. Their artefacts and presentations cover the story of this area, the collections of Maidstone people who have travelled the world (artefacts from the Japanese Edo period, the South Pacific and North America), the West Kent regimental museum, and one of Europe’s best collections of carriages.
Become a Friend of Maidstone Museums and enjoy these
Member Benefits
Join the family of people who support Maidstone’s Museums
Obtain a 25% discount for Museum special exhibition entry
Be invited to take part in activities throughout the year
Gain an insight into what goes on behind the scenes
Be able to be involved in volunteering opportunities
Receive discounted entry on advertised Museum events
Receive a bi-monthly MMF e-newsletter, keeping you informed of news and activities
Joining MMF has helped me feel a more personal contact with the Museums. Its events pre-covid- were excellent and I am looking ahead to some bright new ideas from them as soon as we are able to meet properly again. Have been impressed with contact via the Friends' newsletter, enjoyed seeing the old Maidstone photograph exhibition at the MMF pop up shop, and seeing children interacting with the dinosaur there. Well done everyone.
Having recently joined the Maidstone Museums' Foundation. we have had the opportunity to experience the Museums after itheir reopening. Taking the grandchildren to see the dinosaurs has been a monthly treat for them and the staff are excellent and very knowledgeable. Thank you Maidstone Museums' Foundation.
MMF membership has given me the opportunity to support this valuable and essential asset that Maidstone has. It also gives us the chance to further investigate and enjoy the Museums’ superb and varied exhibits.
We are accepted by the Fundraising Regulator, the independent regulator for charitable fundraising in England, Wales & Northern Ireland. It says, to you, that we help promote best practice, defend the sector and demonstrate compliance with the law.
Maidstone Museums’ Friends are pleased to be members of the Association of Independent Museums.
AIM represents, connects and strengthens the UK’s independent museums and heritage organisations.
Maidstone Museums’ Friends are part of a wider network across the the UK of those local groups who support culture and Heritage. We are members of the British Association of Friends of Museums (BAFM)
For all questions please contact:
Mr Ivan White, MMF Membership Secretary info@maidstonemuseumsfriends.org.uk
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Personal Details
MMF hold your contact details only for the purpose of keeping you informed about matters relating to Maidstone’s Museums and the Foundation. These details will be kept for a maximum of 15 calendar months after your last active paid membership expires. We will never share your personal or financial details with any other organisation.
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Should you wish to request access, corrections or removal of your personal information please contact us by contacting:
Ivan White, MMF Membership Secretary
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