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Guidelines for new registrations
It takes approximately six weeks to receive your ICOM card, due to administrative procedures at the head office in Paris. Please take this into account when registering. Every year in December, a new annual stamp for the card will be sent by post. The membership fee will then be automatically debited from your account.
Important: applications before 1 October will be registered as membership for the current year and the full annual fee will be charged. Applications after 1 October will be registered as membership for the following year.
Important: All new student memberships are valid for a maximum period of two years. After that, we assume that the Master's phase has been completed and an application can be submitted for individual membership.
Select the type of membership that applies to you below.
1. Student membership: you are a master's student in one of the following programmes:
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen: Museum Studies, Heritage Studies, Conservation and Restoration, Curatorial Studies
- Universiteit Leiden: Arts & Culture: Museum Studies
- Universiteit Utrecht: Art History, Cultural History & Heritage Studies
- Vrije Universiteit: Curating Arts & Cultures, Heritage Studies
- Universiteit van Amsterdam: Conservation & Renovation of Cultural Heritage, Museum Studies, Heritage & Memory Studies, Curating Arts & Cultures
Annual fee: €47.50
Voting rights: as a student member, you do not have voting rights at the General Members' Meeting and you cannot sit on the board.
We require valid (i.e. not provisional) proof of enrolment, including your name, programme of study, current academic year and your programme email address.
Submit your application using this form.
2. Student membership: you are a third- or fourth-year bachelor's student in Heritage Studies at the Reinwardt Academy.
Annual fee: €47.50.
Voting rights: as a student member, you do not have voting rights at the General Assembly ('Algemene Ledenvergadering') and cannot sit on the board.
We require proof of enrolment, including your name, study programme, current academic year and your educational email address.
Submit your application using this form.
3. Student membership: you are a PhD candidate and your research is directly related to museum practice and is carried out in direct collaboration with a museum.
Annual fee: €47.50
Voting rights: as a student member, you do not have voting rights at the General Assembly ('Algemene Ledenvergadering') and cannot sit on the board.
We ask you to attach a personal motivation letter to the application form in which you explain your research, supplemented by a letter of recommendation from your supervisor or one of the museums with which you collaborate. You must also provide your university email address.
Submit your application using this form.
Registration with ICOM Netherlands and ICOM International
ICOM Netherlands registers your (address) details for the annual membership payment, to send you your ICOM card and to invite you to Dutch activities such as the General Assembly ('Algemene Ledenvergadering'). Once your application has been approved, you will receive a login code (your membership number) and a password from ICOM Netherlands, which you can use to update your address details on this website.
Your membership and (address) details will also be registered in the ICOM International system: Member Space. ICOM International will send you a separate login code (your email address) and password by email for this purpose.