Join ICOM-US

Boost Your Career and Support the International Museum Community

From training opportunities to grants, being an ICOM member provides you with countless opportunities to further your career in the museum field. With its dynamic network of thousands of museum professionals worldwide, ICOM broadens your horizons and unlocks new opportunities for your professional and personal development. But that's not all—as an ICOM member, you take a stance for museums and cultural heritage worldwide. 

If you are a museum professional or your museum is an institution recognized by ICOM, and you respect the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums, you can become an ICOM member. 

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Membership Year

Membership is annual and runs from January 1 to December 31 of every year in which dues are paid. New memberships received after September 30 will become effective as of January 1 of the following year unless otherwise indicated.

When will I receive my member card and sticker? The ICOM-US membership application process typically takes 6–8 weeks from the time you apply to when you receive your membership card and sticker.

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