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You are a Luxembourg museum professional or manager? Become a member of ICOM Luxembourg and be part of the global museum community!

Whether you are a private or institutional member, your ICOM Luxembourg membership will grant you a number of advantages for your professional development and enable you to contribute to the future of the museum community – nationally and internationally.

With more than 44,000 members from 138 countries, ICOM is a unique professional network of institutions and museum professionals that will open up new opportunities for you.

 

Discover below the advantages and all the detailed information of an individual or institutional membership.

Membership benefits
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.
Individual membership

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:

  • regular members: staff members occupying full-time or part-time permanent positions in a museum in Luxembourg
  • 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
  • student members: persons enrolled in museum-related academic programmes (museology studies)
  • 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

 

Institutional membership

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:

  • meet the definition of an ICOM museum. Find out more
  • comply with the ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums. Find out more
  • be recognised by ICOM and ICOM Luxembourg

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