Association of Museums of the Canton of Fribourg

The Association of Museums of the Canton of Fribourg (French: Association des Musées du Canton de Fribourg, AMCF; German: Verband der Museen des Kantons Freiburg, VMKF) is a Swiss umbrella organisation founded in 2017 that brings together museums and cultural institutions located in the Canton of Fribourg. Its stated purpose is to create a network among cultural establishments in order to promote dialogue and coordination, and to give the canton's museums a common voice. The association is based in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, and operates primarily within that canton, though its member institutions participate in broader Swiss museum activities. Membership is open to museums and cultural institutions of the canton that are also members of the Association of Swiss Museums (AMS). Other cultural institutions and museums may be admitted as associate members without voting rights. The AMCF's member institutions organise and take part in the Nuit des Musées de Fribourg and the Nuit des Musées en Gruyère-Glâne-Pays d'Enhaut, two regional museum-night events that showcase the canton's cultural offerings. Among the members presented on the association's website are the Musée d'Estavayer-le-Lac et ses grenouilles, known for its collection of 108 taxidermied frogs posed in human attitudes and evoking scenes of 19th-century daily life; the Tibet Museum – Fondation Alain Bordier, housed in a former chapel and holding a notable collection of Buddhist sculptures, paintings and ritual objects mostly from Tibet; the Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg, one of Switzerland's principal contemporary art exhibition venues; and the Musée suisse de la marionnette (Swiss Puppetry Museum), whose collection includes puppets, paper theatres and masks from around the world. The association functions as a coordinating and advocacy body rather than as a commercial operator. It does not sell products in the conventional sense; its "offerings" are membership services, networking, joint promotion and the organisation of shared cultural events. It is a non-profit cultural association under Swiss law, and no parent company, owner or stock listing is associated with it. Its public identity is tied to the AMCF/VMKF name and the amcf-vmkf.ch website.

The Association of Museums of the Canton of Fribourg (AMCF/VMKF) was founded in 2017, according to its official website. It was created to unite the museums and cultural institutions of the Canton of Fribourg and to give them a common voice. From its founding, the association has functioned as a network and coordination body for the canton's cultural establishments, with the aim of promoting dialogue and cooperation among them. Membership is structured around museums and cultural institutions of the canton that are also members of the Association of Swiss Museums (AMS). Other cultural institutions and museums may be admitted as associate members without voting rights. Through this membership base, the AMCF organises and participates in the Nuit des Musées de Fribourg and the Nuit des Musées en Gruyère-Glâne-Pays d'Enhaut, events that bring together and promote the participating institutions. The association's website presents its members, which include the Musée d'Estavayer-le-Lac et ses grenouilles, the Tibet Museum – Fondation Alain Bordier, the Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg, and the Musée suisse de la marionnette, among others. These examples illustrate the range of the association's membership, from local heritage and natural history collections to contemporary art venues and specialised museums. As of the available evidence, the association remains active and based in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. No parent company, commercial owner or stock listing is associated with it; it is a cultural association rather than a commercial enterprise.

• 2017

  Association of Museums of the Canton of Fribourg (AMCF/VMKF) is founded.

A non-profit umbrella association giving the museums and cultural institutions of the Canton of Fribourg a shared voice and a coordination network.

Product categories. Membership services for museums and cultural institutions · Networking and coordination among member institutions · Joint promotion of member museums · Organisation of the Nuit des Musées de Fribourg · Organisation of the Nuit des Musées en Gruyère-Glâne-Pays d'Enhaut

1. 1Association des Musées du Canton de Fribourg |amcf-vmkf.ch
2. 2Association of Museums of the Canton of Fribourgwikidata.org