{"id":2986,"date":"2018-04-05T17:06:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T15:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icom.site\/?page_id=320"},"modified":"2025-12-16T17:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:23:52","slug":"become-an-ic-member","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icom.museum\/en\/get-involved\/become-an-ic-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Join an International Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>With an ICOM individual or institutional membership, you can join ICOM&#8217;s International Committees, which represent different types of museum collections and professions.<\/h2>\n<p>ICOM\u2019s International Committees are global think tanks that regroup museum professionals from the same field to promote the exchange of scientific knowledge and professional know-how. Each of the 32 International Committees organises annual meetings and workshops around the world, giving to its members the opportunity to broaden their horizons and build a strong and international professional network. Their findings help shape the future of the museum profession by defining standards, publishing studies and establishing partnerships with other cultural organisations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get involved in international missions<\/li>\n<li>Shape the future of museum profession<\/li>\n<li>Advocate museum ethics and standards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link_blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icom.museum\/en\/member\/join-an-ic-committee\/\">\u00a0Member: choose your International Committee from your dashboard<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p><strong>List of the International Committees<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AVICOM:<\/strong> International Committee for Audiovisual, New Technologies and Social Media<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAMOC:<\/strong> International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities<\/li>\n<li><strong>CECA:<\/strong> International Committee for Education and Cultural Action<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ICOM DOCUMENTATION<\/span>:<\/strong> International Committee for Documentation<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ICOM MUSIC<\/span>:<\/strong> International Committee for Museums and Collections of Instruments and Music<\/li>\n<li><strong>CIMUSET:<\/strong> International Committee for Museums and Collections of Science and Technology<\/li>\n<li><strong>CIPEG:<\/strong> International Committee for Egyptology<\/li>\n<li><strong>COMCOL:<\/strong> International Committee for Collecting<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">COMMS<\/span>:<\/strong> <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">International Committee for communications, marketing, and audience engagement<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>COSTUME:<\/strong> International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume<\/li>\n<li><strong>DEMHIST:<\/strong> International Committee for Historic House Museums<\/li>\n<li><strong>DRMC:\u00a0<\/strong>International Committee on Disaster Resilient Museums<\/li>\n<li><strong>GLASS:<\/strong> International Committee for Museums and Collections of Glass<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICAMT:<\/strong> International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ICOM DESIGN<\/span>: <\/strong>International Committee for Decorative Arts and Design<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ICOM EXHIBITIONS<\/span>:<\/strong> International Committee for Exhibition Exchange<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICEthics:<\/strong> International Committee on Ethical Dilemmas<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICFA:<\/strong> International Committee for Museums and Collections of Fine Arts<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICLCM:<\/strong> International Committee for Literary and Composers\u2019 Museums<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICMAH:<\/strong> International Committee for Museums and Collections of Archaeology and History<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICME:<\/strong> International Committee for Museums and Collections of Ethnography<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICMEMOHRI:<\/strong> <span class=\"ui-provider fy b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">International Committee of Memorial and Human Rights Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ICOM SECURITY<\/span>:<\/strong> International Committee for Museum Security<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICOFOM:<\/strong> International Committee for Museology<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ICOM CONSERVATION<\/span>:<\/strong> Committee for Conservation<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">ICOM ARMS &amp; MILITARY<\/span>:<\/strong> International Committee for Museums and Collections of Arms and Military History<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICOMON:<\/strong> International Committee for Money and Banking Museums<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICR:<\/strong> International Committee for Regional Museums<\/li>\n<li><strong>ICTOP:<\/strong> International Committee for the Training of Personnel<\/li>\n<li><strong>INTERCOM:<\/strong> International Committee for Museum Management<\/li>\n<li><strong>NATHIST:<\/strong> International Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History<\/li>\n<li><strong>SOMUS:<\/strong> International Committee for Social Museology<\/li>\n<li><strong>STORAGE:<\/strong> International Committee on Collections in Storage<\/li>\n<li><strong>SUSTAIN:<\/strong> International Committee on Museums and Sustainable Development<\/li>\n<li><strong>UMAC:<\/strong> International Committee for University Museums and Collections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With an ICOM individual or institutional membership, you can join ICOM&#8217;s International Committees, which represent different types of museum collections and professions. 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