As a responsable for a small museum in Portugal, I think this subject has not been discussed enough. Goups of volunteers normaly called "Friends of the museum" or any similar denomination, play a very important role in the museum's activities. Anyway they must be treated with particular sensibility. They are volunteers, they do it for pleasure and to keep a good atmosphere in the group is of great importance. I am now trying to organize such a group and would be very nice to discuss this subject.Comments, suggestions of how to start and how to keep it going would be fantastic... Emanuel