Benefits

  • Your ICOM card provides free or reduced fare entry to thousands of museums worldwide.
  • Join any 3 of the 31 International Committees that specialise in particular museum topics.
  • Attend conferences on various museum-related subjects, culminating in the Triennial General Conference.
  • Take advantage of funding opportunities to attend conferences and meetings. 
  • Take part in events organised locally by ICOM-SA, such as workshops, talks and mini-conferences.
  • Log on to ICOMMUNITY collaborative platform to post your latest events, exhibitions and training or research programmes and find out about those of your fellow museums.
  • Shape the future of the museum profession by getting involved in ICOM initiatives.
  • Get to understand, build and refine museum ethics and best practice.
  • Play a role in the fight against illicit traffic in cultural goods.
  • Support museums in fulfilling their missions.
  • Get insight on trends and innovation in museums thanks to ICOM News, the magazine for museum professionals, and monthly electronic newsletters
  • Search more than 2,000 publications by ICOM’s Committees through the online publications database