Individual membership

You can become an individual member of ICOM if you:

• are (or were, if retired) professionally associated with a museum or an institution that supports the museum sector;
• are a self-employed person who primarily provides services or knowledge to the museum sector;
• are pursuing a masters degree in Museum Studies, Heritage Studies, Conservation or Restoration;
• master’s students from another discipline who are graduating in a demonstrable museum subject, to be assessed by the ICOM NL board;
• are a 3rd or 4rt year bachelor Heritage Studies at the Reinwardt Academy;
• are a member of the board or supervisory board of a museum;
• are an employee of an organisation that does not work for museums, but your work is primarily museum-related.

Annual fees

There are three kinds of memberships:

Guidelines for new registrations

Because your application is processed in Paris, it takes about six weeks before you receive your ICOM card. Please bear this in mind when applying. Every year in December, a new annual sticker for the card will be sent to you by post. The membership fee will then be automatically deducted from your account.
Membership is for one calendar year, with automatic renewal until termination. Applications prior to 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. If the membership fee is not paid by 31 March, the membership will be cancelled.

APPLICATION FORM

Additional guidelines

• Self employed
  Kindly upload a personal substantiation as well as a recommendation from a museum confirming that, in their opinion, you contribute substantially to the development of the museum sector, spend a considerable amount of time on museum-related work and upon becoming a member will contribute to the quality of the ICOM network. Please upload these documents in the application form (word, pdf).
   
• Not employed by a museum, but your work is museum-related
  Kindly upload a personal substantiation as well as a recommendation from a museum confirming that, in their opinion, you contribute substantially to the development of the museum sector, spend a considerable amount of time on museum-related work and upon becoming a member will contribute to the quality of the ICOM network. Please upload these documents in the application form (word, pdf).
   
• Student
  You can apply for membership of ICOM as a student in the final stage of your education who is pursuing studies at a higher vocational institution or university directly related to attaining positions in the museum field. This includes Master’s students in Museum Studies, Heritage studies, Conservation and Restoration. Master’s students from another discipline who are graduating in a demonstrable museum subject, to be assessed by the ICOM NL board. Also, we welcome 3rd- and 4th-year bachelor heritage studies at the Reinwardt Academy. A student membership lasts for a maximum of two years. In case of relevant subsequent studies, you can reapply for membership. As a student member, you do not have the right to vote at the General Meeting of Members and cannot serve on the Board. We require proof of registration, including your name, the name of the course you are following, and your current year of study.
  Please use your study e-mail address as your primary address. Your private e-mail address should be entered as the secondary e-mail address.
   
• Senior member
  You can become a senior member if you are of pensionable age, and if you have both worked in a museum-related position and have been a member of ICOM for at least the previous five years. If you were not an individual member but worked at a member institution, we ask the institution to confirm this, if necessary. A senior member can, just like a regular member, attend the General Meeting of Members (and is entitled to vote there), and events organised by ICOM Netherlands. You can upload a copy of your identity document with the application form.
   
• Member of a Supervisory Board or Board of Directors of a (registered) museum
  As an institution you can apply for membership for members of the Supervisory Board and the Museum Board but only for the period you are in offic. 
   
• Volunteers and commercial institutions
  Unfortunately, you cannot become an ICOM member if you work as a volunteer or are employed by an institution that trades commercially in cultural goods.

Registration at 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 (ALV). After your application has been approved, ICOM Netherlands will send you a login code (your member number) and a password, which you can use to change your address details on the website.
At ICOM International, your membership and (address) data are also registered in the system: Member Space. ICOM International will email you a separate login code (your email address) and password for Member Space.

Contact

Have any questions about membership? Or is there a change in your situation that you would like to report? Go to our FAQ's. Not found what you are looking for? Please contact administratie@icom.nl.