Facts about circus fans

Danish Circus Friends (former name The Barly Association) is an association of circus friends established with the purpose to assist in putting Barly's Collection on display. Facts on Barly's Collection can be found under facts about Danish circus collections. The association has a website at www.danskecirkusvenner.dk

Cirkushusets Museumsforening (Circle of Friends of the Circus Museum) is closely connected to the Circus Museum in Rold in Jutland. You can mail the chairman Jorn Schou Rasmussen at jsrasmussen@sol.dk.

The Circus Academy in Sweden. The Circus Academy (Swedish name: Cirkusakademien - Akademien för cirkuskonstens bevarande i Sverige) publish in the Swedish language the bi-monthly circus magazine Cirkuläre Notitser (Suscription: SEK 330 per year) and a number of other booklets about circuses and artist.

Homepage: http.//swipnet.se/cirkusakademien/frame.html (language: Swedish only).

Norwegian Circus Forum (Norsk Cirkus Forum) was founded in 1986 and has aprox. 100 members. The association publish one a year a magazine with circus historical information, news etc. A collection, Norwegian Circus Collection, is under establishment. In charge of both the Forum and the collection is Øivind R. Larsen. The board of directors consists of Øivind R. Larsen, Thorbjørn Flo and Herman Berthelsen. Address: Norsk Cirkus Forum, P.O. Box 119, N-1441 Drøbak, Norway.

The CFA was established in 1926 to enjoy and preserve the circus as an institution. It is over 2500 members strong. The organisation publish the magazine, The White Tops. Published six times a year, The White Tops is a cornucopia of the national and international circus news, tent and top interests, performer profiles, updates about legislative initiatives, and historical facts and photos of circuses past.

Circus Historical Society, 2515 Dorset Road, Columbus OH 43221 USA 1-614 488 1271. Publishes bimonthly the worlds leading circus historical journal "Bandwagon" mainly with historical information on American shows. Subscription: USD 40.00 per year in the United States; USD 50.00 per year outside the United States.

Circus Friends' Association This British association of circus friends has since 1934 kept its members in touch with all that is new and exiting in the world of circus. The "King Pole" circus magazine is published quarterly (March, June, September, and December) plus one King Pole Extra by the organisation. Subscription: GBP 30.00 per year in the UK; GBP 34 per year in the rest of Europe; GBP 41.00 per year outside Europe. Link to homepage: www.circusfriends.co.uk

Germany has its Gesellschaft der Circusfreunde, Weserstrasse 11, D-45659 Recklinghausen, publishing a monthly circus magazine (in the German language) and holding a convention each year in April.