When you join ICOM-US, you also become a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), a worldwide network of over 50,000 museum professionals with over 3,000 institutions in 135 countries and territories, working to create a world where cultural heritage and natural resources are universally understood, valued and protected. ICOM-US, based in Washington, DC, is the National Committee of ICOM for the United States.

You gain access to diverse perspectives and resources on timely issues, plus conferences, meetings, and workshops held in the United States and all over the globe. You may become involved in up to three of 32 international committees, each focused on a museum specialty.

And there’s more: Your ICOM card gives you free or discounted admission to participating museums throughout the world!

ICOM-US facilitates U.S. museum professionals’ participation in the global museum community, in addition to representing and advocating for U.S. museums’ international interests within ICOM. To date over 7,310 museum professionals and 140 museums from 50 states and territories have joined the National Committee of ICOM for the United States.

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Now available ICOM-US Publication

"What is a Museum? Perspectives from National and International Museum Leaders"

What is a Museum? Perspectives from National and International Museum Leaders is currently available for sale with our publisher, Rowman & Littlefield and on Amazon.