Membership Benefits

When you join the United States National Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM-US), you also become a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), a worldwide network of over 55,000 museum professionals, from 120 National Committees with over 3,000 institutions in 129 countries and territories, working to create a world where cultural heritage and natural resources are universally understood, valued, and protected. 

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Be part of the international museum community.

• Connect with over 45,000 world-class museum experts, and build a strong international professional network in every museum-related speciality.
• Explore opportunities for international collaboration for your projects and exhibitions.
• Commit to the fight against illicit traffic in cultural goods.
• Cooperate in emergency preparedness and response actions in museums worldwide.

Get involved in international events.

• Attend ICOM-US's Annual Meeting.
• Broaden your horizons and train staff with over 250 conferences organized yearly around the globe.
• Participate in the extensive program at the Triennial General Conference.

Benefit from ICOM services.

• Access live events and recordings, including ICOM and ICOM-US Webinars.
• Engage in ICOM Solidarity Projects.
• Get insight on trends and innovation in museums thanks to ICOM News, the magazine for museum professionals, and monthly electronic newsletter
• Receive credentials for ICOM International's Members Dashboard with the latest ICOM information on international events, publications, training, job offers, grants, international committees, ICOM’s governance and meetings
• Search ICOM publications, including the monthly electronic newsletter and Museum International, ICOM’s peer-reviewed journal, each issue devoted to a specific contemporary museum theme and aims to provoke debate.
• Access ICOM Voices, the editorial space for ICOM members' articles on museum-related themes such as sustainability, local community, heritage protection, intangible heritage and museum professionals’ working conditions
• Join any of ICOM's International Committees and make your voice heard.
• Settle your art and cultural heritage disputes through the ICOM-WIPO mediation procedure.

And many other benefits.

• Access training and professional development opportunities.
• Receive your ICOM card, your international entry pass to museums worldwide.
• Enjoy free or discounted registration fees to all ICOM events, those organized by some partner organizations, and some of the most famous international art fairs.
• Benefit from preferential rates to museum shops and publications.
• Receive (as an institution) several ICOM membership cards for your staff members, your international entry pass to museums worldwide.
• Shape the future of the museum profession and support museums in fulfilling their missions.
• Advocate fpr museum standards of excellence and museum ethics.

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