A World of Accordions Museum is proud to announce the appointment of Kevin Friedrich to its board of directors during his visit in January, 2014. Kevin’s breadth of expertise extends to many fields which we expect will greatly benefit this institution.

As past-president of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) he is respected in accordion circles worldwide, also serves on the board of the American Accordionists’ Association (AAA) with which the museum is affiliated, and is a performing artist of renown.

As founder/curator of the New Zealand Accordion Gems museum, he is intimately familiar with operations and requirements of this type of organization. His regard for our museum and friendship with its curator (Helmi Harrington) has been solid for decades. The board unanimously welcomes his involvement in our future.