{"id":5306,"date":"2018-05-17T13:01:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T13:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icom.museum\/?page_id=5306"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:10:48","slug":"become-a-member","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icom.museum\/en\/get-involved\/become-a-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a member"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Be part of the museum community<\/h2>\n<p>As a member of ICOM, you will <strong>be part of the global museum community<\/strong>,\u00a0get involved in international missions and gain access to ICOM\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n<p>With more than<strong> 60,000<\/strong> members from <strong>139 <\/strong>countries and territories, ICOM is a unique professional network of institutions and museum professionals that will open new opportunities for you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p><strong>Why become a member?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whether you are an individual or institutional member, your ICOM membership will grant you a number of advantages for your professional development and contribute to the future of the international museum community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p><strong>More benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>ICOM conferences and discounts on partners events<\/li>\n<li>Publications, tools and professional standards<\/li>\n<li>ICOM learning<\/li>\n<li>Membership card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p><strong>Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you are a museum professional or your museum is an institution recognised by ICOM, and you respect the <em>ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums<\/em>, you can become an ICOM member.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can join ICOM as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an individual member if you are a working or retired museum professional or if you provide services, knowledge and expertise for museums, as your main professional activity;<\/li>\n<li>an institutional member if you represent a museum or another institution that complies with the definition of a museum;<\/li>\n<li>a student member if you are enrolled in a museum-related academic programme;<\/li>\n<li>a supporting member if you, or your institution, provide substantial assistance to ICOM both financially and otherwise, due to an interest in museums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p><strong>Become a member<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"link_blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icom.museum\/en\/network\/committees-directory\/?type=136\">\u0421ontact your National Committee<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Applications for membership are sent to the National Committee of your country of residence or, if none, directly to the Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"button link_yellow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icom.museum\/en\/network\/committees-directory\/?type=136\">Committees&#8217; Directory<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"button link_red\"><a href=\"mailto:membership@icom.museum\">Contact the Secretariat<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be part of the museum community As a member of ICOM, you will be part of the global museum community,\u00a0get involved in international missions and gain access to ICOM\u2019s resources. 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