Benefits of membership
Membership of ICOMOS-UK provides a unique opportunity to engage with practitioners working in the field of heritage conservation and management. It provides a platform for debate about the value of heritage in and for contemporary society, for professionals and those with more general interest. Its focus is both national and international, and its work embraces the relationship between the two. Members are encouraged to become actively involved in its work at all levels, and to contribute – and enhance – their own expertise through contributions to research, learning and training, and policy development.
Benefits include:
- free or reduced admission to some museums, galleries and monuments in some countries through the ICOMOS Membership Card
- special membership rates for ICOMOS-UK conferences, seminars and events
- an ICOMOS-UK newsletter
- automatic membership of ICOMOS, receipt of the ICOMOS Newsletter and use of ICOMOS Documentation Centre in Paris.
Some of these benefits are not available to Student Members – full details are given on the application form. Membership offers students access to a network of advice and professional thinking at an early stage in their careers, to formal training, and informal professional development.
Types of Membership:
Individual/Young Professional
By becoming a member you can:
- Get free or discounted admission to a range of heritage sites worldwide through international ICOMOS membership*
- Meet and network with heritage and conservation professionals and students at ICOMOS-UK events and seminars (discounts for members)
- Add your experience to one of our specialist national and international committees
- Contribute to the development of best practice in the conservation and management of UK World Heritage Sites
- Be kept informed on international conservation news and events through our regular email bulletin
- Get priority access to a wealth of information on conservation and preservation at the UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre in Paris – this is a large library holding books, files, periodicals and photographs on built heritage, conservation and restoration*
- Be part of a worldwide inter-disciplinary group of skilled professionals engaged in the care and understanding of the world’s cultural heritage via the ICOMOS international experts’ database*
*Please note that student members are not entitled to ICOMOS international membership, and will not receive an ICOMOS international membership card, nor have priority access to the UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre in Paris nor be part of the ICOMOS international experts’ database. If you wish to access these benefits, please join as a full Individual or Young Professional member.
Student
Student membership does not include membership of ICOMOS international, and does not include the ICOMOS card. Membership of ICOMOS-UK offers students access to a network of advice and professional thinking at an early stage in their careers, to formal training, and informal professional development.
Institutional Membership
Our institutional members are UK World Heritage Sites, local councils, archaeology and conservation charities, architects, conservation and landscape consultancies or other organisations actively engaged in conservation or protection of historic monuments, buildings or sites.
The benefits for you of joining ICOMOS-UK as an institutional member are:
- A chance for your staff to network with other professionals working in the UK and internationally on conservation and heritage projects
- Access to information about developments in new thinking and practice in managing cultural heritage worldwide
- Discounts on ICOMOS-UK events for up to 3 members of your staff
What Our Members Say
“ICOMOS gave me access to global heritage and an opportunity to work internationally. Most importantly it has allowed me to be inspired by the work of many wonderful people around the world.”
“Being a member of ICOMOS has helped me be less parochial in outlook – sharing experience internationally, and helping to campaign against threats to world heritage abroad”
Cost of membership
You can join as a member in the following categories:
| Individual | £90 per year |
| Young Professional (under 30) | £50 per year (proof of date of birth required) |
| Student | £20 per year (proof required; no ICOMOS card, some benefits not available) |
| Institutional | £485 per year |
Membership runs from 1 January to 31 December each year. If you join from October to December, your membership fee for that year will cover the following year as well. (Please note the forms may not open correctly using the Firefox browser – please use Google Chrome).
Application Form and Payment
Please complete the membership form. The form is available as a pdf which you can fill out and email to the office, the pdf membership form is here. Or, you can fill out the digital form here.
You can pay by direct debit, paypal or bank transfer. If you wish to pay by bank transfer either within the UK or internationally, please contact us on admin@icomos-uk.org
If you are a UK taxpayer, please complete the Gift Aid form that is part of the membership form, as it enables us to claim back tax on your membership subscription.
You can now also pay for or renew your membership with PayPal online. Please follow the link below in order to do this. If you are a new member, please note that you will still need to fill in a membership form and send it back to us.
ICOMOS Ethical Statement
We expect all members of ICOMOS-UK to subscribe to the ICOMOS Ethical Statement and the ICOMOS Policy for the Implementation of the World Heritage Mandate, which set out best practice in professional conduct for ICOMOS members.