As a member of ICOM Luxembourg you will enjoy the following benefits:
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#1 Visit member museums for free
Upon presentation of their membership card, ICOM members enjoy free access to museums in nearly 140 countries that are institutional members of the ICOM network.
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#2 Build your network and boost your career
Membership opens up new networking opportunities. By becoming a member of ICOM, you join a dynamic network of more than 44,000 members. As an individual or institutional member, you can also join ICOM’s international committees, which represent a wide range of museum collections and expertise. You will gain access to think tanks in your field, which aim to promote the exchange of scientific knowledge and professional know-how on a global scale.
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#3 Improve your skills
As a member, you will benefit from privileged access to training schemes offered by ICOM Luxembourg. In addition, ICOM International and its committees organise annual conferences and workshops online and around the world. ICOM members may also obtain grants to participate in international programmes and enrol in courses at the ICOM International Training Centre for Museum Studies.
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#4 Stay informed
You will receive regular electronic newsletters from ICOM Luxembourg and ICOM International. In addition, you may consult a wide variety of ICOM publications, tools and guidelines and benefit from free exclusive access to the scientific journal Museum International.
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#5 Support the international community of museums
As a member of ICOM, you will contribute to advancing research and strengthening the museum sector, particularly in developing countries.
Institutional members furthermore benefit from the following advantages:
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#6 Participate in the Luxembourg Museum Days
The open weekend for museums in Luxembourg is an event reserved for institutional members of ICOM Luxembourg. Find out more
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#7 Be visible
ICOM Luxembourg offers a dedicated page to each institutional member on its website. For further information, contact Laura Zaccaria, Coordinator.
ICOM is a professional association of museums and museum professionals. Individual membership is therefore subject to the applicant’s professional activity in a museum context and to the conditions stipulated below.
Conditions of admission
If you are a professional working in a Luxembourg museum, and provided you comply with the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums, you can become a member of ICOM. Individual membership of ICOM is possible only through the Luxembourg National Committee of ICOM (ICOM Luxembourg) and restricted to the following four categories:
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regular members: staff members occupying full-time or part-time permanent positions in a museum in Luxembourg
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retired members: retired Luxembourg museum professionals who joined ICOM when still active, subject to their compliance with the fundamental principles of professional ethics applicable to active staff members
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student members: persons enrolled in museum-related academic programmes (museology studies)
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supporting members: individuals who support ICOM or ICOM Luxembourg due to an interest in museums and in international museum cooperation
Persons who trade in objects of cultural and natural heritage cannot become members.
Membership requests
Anyone wishing to become a member of ICOM Luxembourg must complete a membership application. The Board of Directors decides on all requests within 6 months from the date of submission. If the membership application is accepted, the annual fee for the current year is due. Due to the fact that certain museums choose to cover the contributions of their staff, we kindly ask applicants to check with their administration if they are applicable to such a scheme in order to avoid double payments. Upon receipt of payment of the membership fee, applicants will be considered members and receive their membership card with the current sticker. Membership is valid each year from 1 January to 31 December.
The membership application form must be completed and sent by post or e-mail to:
ICOM Luxembourg
Marché-aux-Poissons
L-2345 Luxembourg
E. info@icom-luxembourg.lu
Fees
| Category |
General Assembly |
Annual fee |
| Regular member |
Vote |
90 € |
| Retired member |
Vote |
55 € |
| Student member |
Advisory vote |
55 € |
| Supporting member |
Advisory vote |
350 € |
Renewal of individual membership
In order to renew individual membership, the fee must be paid by bank transfer.
Any retirement or change of field of activity must be notified to ICOM Luxembourg. In the event of retirement, members may, at their request, retain membership as retired individual members.
Loss of membership
Individual membership is lost upon:
- written resignation
- exclusion decided by the Board of Directors due to:
- a change in professional status or field of activity
- failure to fulfil the conditions of membership
- failure to pay any outstanding dues
- a serious breach of professional ethics
Museum or institutions in Luxembourg can become institutional members of ICOM provided they meet the criteria stipulated below.
Conditions of admission
In order to join the professional association of museums ICOM, the applicant must:
Membership requests
Institutional membership in ICOM is only possible through the Luxembourg National Committee of ICOM (ICOM Luxembourg).
Any legal person (museum or institution) wishing to become a member of ICOM Luxembourg must complete a membership application. The Board of Directors decides on the request within 6 months from the date of submission. If the membership application is accepted, the annual subscription for the current year is due and an invoice issued. Upon receipt of payment of the membership fee, applicants will be considered members and receive their membership card with the current sticker. Membership is valid each year from 1 January to 31 December.
The membership application form must be completed and sent by post or e-mail to:
ICOM Luxembourg
Marché-aux-Poissons
L-2345 Luxembourg
E. info@icom-luxembourg.lu
Fees
| Category |
Operating budget (excluding salaries) |
Annual fee |
Number of cards |
| I |
< 30.000 € |
324 € |
3 |
| II |
30.000 – 100.000 € |
402 € |
4 |
| III |
100.000 – 1.000.000 € |
598 € |
5 |
| IV |
1.000.000 – 5.000.000 € |
717 € |
6 |
| V |
5.000.000 – 10.000.000 € |
817 € |
7 |
| VI |
> 10.000.000 € |
998 € |
8 |
| Supporting member |
- |
2.600 € |
8 |
At the General Assembly, museums and institutions are represented by a natural person who is legally or statutorily authorised to represent them, unless they choose to delegate their power to a third party.
Renewal of institutional membership
At the end of each year, institutional member receive a call for payment of membership fees. Upon receipt of payment, they will receive the new stickers. Any change of category by an institutional member must be notified to ICOM Luxembourg.
Loss of membership
Institutional membership is lost upon:
- written resignation
- exclusion decided by the Board of Directors due to:
- failure to fulfil the conditions of membership
- failure to pay any outstanding dues
- a serious breach of professional ethics
