Friends & Benefactors
The Association that was founded in 1971 to sponsor the Glyptothek and the State Collections of Antiquities supports the two facilities on Königsplatz in their efforts to keep the heritage of the ancient world alive. Through the work of the Association the museum activities are supported in both material and non-material form.
The membership fees and donations are used for various purposes. One of these is to purchase works of art that are on permanent loan to the museum. They also help towards the conservation and maintenance of the works in the collections. Other important areas that are sponsored include public relations and the impartation of knowledge. Thus the museum owes the funding of the media guide to the Association.
Membership Journeys
Since 1979 the Association of Friends and Benefactors has organised journeys dedicated to archaeological topics for its members. The destinations are either ancient archaeological excavations in the Mediterranean area or museums in the European metropolises. The journeys are professionally guided by members of the academic staff of the museums on Königsplatz.
Destinations of membership journeys
Copenhagen (1979), Aegina and Athens (1980), Florence (1981), Berlin (1981), Argolis (1982/83), London (1983), Northern Greece (1984), Western Turkey (1985), Peloponnese (1986), Dessau and Wörlitz (1986), Samos (1987), Leningrad (1988), Attica (1988/89), Copenhagen (1989), Corfu (1990/91), Sicily (1992/93), Cyclades (1994), Berlin (1995), Aschaffenburg (1995), London (1996), Naples (1996), Istanbul (1997/98), Athens (1998/99), Crete (2000), Rhodes (2001), Rome (2002), Aschaffenburg (2002), Samos (2003), Cyclades (2004), Northern Peloponnese (2005), Southern Peloponnese (2006), Sicily (2007), Libya (2008), South-Western Turkey (2009), Syria (2010), Athens and Aegina (2011), Aschaffenburg (2011), Berlin (2012), Western Turkey (2012), Northern Greece (2013), Gulf of Naples (2014), Crete (2015), Samos (2016), North-western Greece (2017), Cyclades (2018), Karlsruhe (2019), Zurich (2019), Sicily (2019)