Friends enjoy exclusive access to special events including our monthly Object Club and Time Traveller's Book Club. Our Friends Car Club special interest group is also exclusive to Friends.
Object Club
Join us on the last Friday of each month as one of our Museum curators, conservators or other expert staff share their deep understanding of an object or exhibition. Free for Friends, bookings essential. There is no Object Club in April 2024 due to public holidays.
Time Traveller's Book Club
Our Time Traveller’s Book Club is hosted by the Friends team on the last Tuesday of each month. Free for friends, bookings essential.
February
Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson, ISBN 9781922585998
March
Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge by Richard Ovenden, ISBN 9781529378771
April
The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance by Ross King, ISBN 9781784709372
May
Songlines: The Power and the Promise by Margo Neale and Lynne Kelly, ISBN 9781760761189
Also recommended to enjoy – Songlines: First Knowledges for Younger Readers by the same authors
June
A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen by Jonathan Clements, ISBN 9784805313893
July
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown, ISBN 9780099526407
August
Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm by Alan Atkinson, ISBN 9781742237565
September
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester, ISBN 9780140271287
Also recommended to read with this one:
- The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
- The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
October
Lessons from History: Leading Historians Tackle Australia’s Greatest Challenges, Carolyn Holbrook, Lyndon Megarrity, David Lowe (eds), ISBN 9781742237473
November
The Car: The Rise and Fall of the Machine that Made the Modern World by Bryan Appleyard, ISBN 9781474615419
Friends Car Club
Get in the fast lane and join our Friends Car Club to get up close and personal with motoring icons from across the globe, including Jack Brabham's BT23A-1 Repco V8, the Australian Six and the Bentley ‘S’ Series 3 used by Sir Robert Menzies.
Friends Car Club
Friends Car Club is a special interest group available exclusively to Friends. It costs $15 per adult per year. Benefits include:
- Experiencing the Museum’s historic car collection and feasting your eyes on cars not currently on display.
- Enjoying tailored events relating to the Museum’s vehicle collection.
- Hearing about important collection updates and acquisitions throughout the year.
- Priority access to any vehicle-related events at the Museum.
To join, please call Friends on +61 2 6208 5108 or email friends@nma.gov.au
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