Join ICOM or RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
Benefits of joining ICOM
Students, museums professionals (practicing individuals, consultants and retired folk) and institutions involved in the museums, galleries and cultural heritage sector who adhere to the ICOM Code of Ethics can join ICOM UK and enjoy the following benefits:
- Access to the world's largest network of museum professionals and 30 international specialist interest committees
- Free or discounted admission to museums worldwide with the ICOM membership card, institutions receive three ICOM cards in the name of their institution or department
- Eligibility to apply for bursaries towards the cost of attending ICOM events
- Receipt of the bi-annual ICOM UK Newsletter and regular news updates via the Jiscmail academic email distribution list (see below for more details).
- Receipt of bi-annual ICOM News (an ICOM Secretariat publication)
- Free entry to the ICOM UK Annual General Meeting and events
- Networking opportunities at the ICOM Triennial Conference and General Assembly
- Discounts of up to 15% on certain titles published in association with ICOM, and for books published by UNESCO, Routledge and the Reunion des Musées Nationaux
- Access to UNESCO-ICOM Information Centre and the Documentation Centre of the Direction des musées de France, based in Paris
Membership Categories and Subscription Rates (2010)
Individual Membership Categories
| Regular (Voting) | £57.00 | |
| Retired Professional (Voting) | £28.50 | |
| Student (Non-Working) | £28.50 | |
| Contributor (Voting) | £184.00 | |
| Associate (Voting) | £128.00 | |
| Supporting (Non-Voting) | £257.00 |
Please find the individual membership application form here to download.
Students must supply proof of full time course enrolment with application.
Institutional Membership Categories (as defined in Article 2 (1) of the ICOM Statutes).
| Regular A (Voting - from 1 to 5 salaried personnel) | £283.50 | |
| Regular B (Voting - from 6 to 20 salaried personnel) | £421.00 | |
| Regular C (Voting - more than 20 salaried personnel) | £576.00 | |
| Sustaining (Voting) | £1881.00 | |
| Contributing (Voting) | £3910.00 | |
| Supporting (Non-Voting) | £4730.00 |
Please find the institutional membership application form here to download.
Membership forms should be printed off and sent to the ICOM UK office.
Payment
- Cheques should be made out to ICOM UK and sent with the application form to the office
- BACS payments should be clearly referenced with your surname and membership number
- It also helps us to send remittance advice with your application form
- Postal orders made payable to ICOM UK are also accepted
Procedure
Membership details will be processed in the ICOM UK office and then sent to the Secretariat who issue the ICOM membership card (and return to the UK office for distribution). The ICOM welcome pack (including the International Committee information and ICOM News) is sent direct to new members from the Paris office.
Membership term
ICOM membership is annual and runs from 1 January to 31 December of the year for which subscriptions are paid. New members joining after 30 September may pay these subscription rates for the following year; their membership will become effective immediately and will expire on the 31 December of the following year.
Applicants for retired membership should provide evidence of their former status as a museum professional. Applicants for student membership should append the name and address of their university, together with an explanation of the way in which the course is museum related.
Renewals 2010
You will find the ICOM UK renewal form below. Please take this chance to update your contact details on the form and supply us with a relevant email so that we can contact you with ease. Forms and cheques should be sent to the ICOM UK office who will send you the 2010 sticker.
Jiscmail
Jiscmail is an academic email distribution list maintained by ICOM UK used to keep the membership aware of events and changes within the organisation. We will also post relevant international committee information through the list. You can subscribe to the list be sending an email to the ICOM UK office, or by logging onto http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/
For basic instructions about Jiscmail and how to use the list please refer to: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm
If you would like to post information to the ICOM UK membership please send your formatted information to the ICOM UK office. (We may edit your message and cannot send out attachments).
Currently 70% of the ICOM UK membership are on the Jiscmail distribution list.