FRAMS - Friends of Royal Alberta Museum Society

The Friends of Royal Alberta Museum Society (FRAMS) is a registered charity and not-for-profit membership organization that promotes and supports the Royal Alberta Museum, one of Canada’s leading heritage institutions. FRAMS is involved in fundraising and friend-raising, acquiring artefacts to expand the museum’s collections, and providing a community in which all Albertans may engage with their m

useum. Friends of Royal Alberta Museum Society’s primary role is to serve as a dynamic link between the museum and the community through the following programs:

Go! Program
Indigenous Student Museum Internship Program (ISMI)
Dining with Friends
Museum After Dark
Discovery Fund

FRAMS has assisted the Royal Alberta Museum in procuring historical, cultural and scientific artifacts of significance to Alberta, to Canada and to the world. The Friends of Royal Alberta Museum Society (FRAMS) supported the following museum acquisitions:

Robert Bell Collection
Columbia Mammoth Cast
Pelicans Diorama
Southesk Collection
Milton and Cheadle plate Over the Mountain, To Jasper House
Allosaurus skull cast
Alex Janvier’s Blood Tears painting

FRAMS is a member of The Canadian Federation of Friends of Museums (CFFM). The Friends of Royal Alberta Museum Society is registered with Canada Revenue Agency. Friends of Royal Alberta Museum Society is committed to safeguarding the personal information entrusted to us by our members, volunteers, subscribers, and social media followers. We manage your personal information in accordance with Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act and other applicable laws. This policy outlines the principles and practices we follow in protecting your personal information and is available upon request.