Professional membership
Join today and be part of your professional network
Membership of the Museums Association gives you access to a wealth of information, advice and news from our publications and website.
You will be joining the largest independent network of museum and gallery professionals in the UK. Our professional development scheme and events help you to make the most of this network.
Museums Journal
The leading magazine in the sector is delivered to your door monthly. It includes news, reviews, profiles and the latest developments in museums. Membership also gives you access to a large online archive.
Website
Our most powerful and expanding resource already has 35,000 users a month. It offers news as stories break, the latest comment and debate, jobs and events, advice and guidance, and new networks - the whole museum community at the click of a button.
Museum Practice
Our monthly online publication offers practical and technical content, designed to help readers run their museums better. Each month covers a different topic, recent issues include: advocacy, digital learning, labelling, social media and lots more.
Networking and development opportunities are important to every museum professional and as a member we can help you on the path to improving your career and making the most of our events for networking. As a member you can take advantage of the following networking and learning opportunties:
International professionals can choose to join as either full or online-only members.
As an online-only member you will still receive the same great benefits but pay less to access the publications online instead of receiving the hard copies.
For information about international membership, click here
Salaried professionals
Less than £23,000: £70.00 (4 x £15.75)
£23,001 – £45,000: £115.00 (4 x £25.90)
£45,001 – £65, 000: £165.00 (4 x £37.15)
Over £65,000: £190.00 (4 x £42.75)
Less than £23,000: £75.00 (4 x £16.90)
£23,001 – £45,000: £125.00 (4 x £28.15)
£45,001 – £65, 000: £178.00 (4 x £40.05)
Over £65,000: £205.00 (4 x £46.15)
Self-employed income should be based on last year of trading
Non-salaried and others
Retired: £52.00 (4 x £11.70)
Full-time student: £52.00 (4 x £11.70)
Unwaged: £52.00 (4 x £11.70)
Volunteer: £52.00 (4 x £11.70)
Friends, trustees, paid non-professionals: £70 (4 x £15.75)
International professionals
Full membership: £140.00
Online-only membership: £80.00
Please click here to download a membership form (pdf)
You will be joining the largest independent network of museum and gallery professionals in the UK. Our professional development scheme and events help you to make the most of this network.
The networking opportunities and access to the AMA scheme have been great for my career development. MJ and the website are fantastic resources for just about everything I need to keep up to date."
Jen Kavanagh, Community Curator, London Transport Museum
Be informed
Museums Journal
The leading magazine in the sector is delivered to your door monthly. It includes news, reviews, profiles and the latest developments in museums. Membership also gives you access to a large online archive.
Website
Our most powerful and expanding resource already has 35,000 users a month. It offers news as stories break, the latest comment and debate, jobs and events, advice and guidance, and new networks - the whole museum community at the click of a button.
Museum Practice
Our monthly online publication offers practical and technical content, designed to help readers run their museums better. Each month covers a different topic, recent issues include: advocacy, digital learning, labelling, social media and lots more.
Be involved
Networking and development opportunities are important to every museum professional and as a member we can help you on the path to improving your career and making the most of our events for networking. As a member you can take advantage of the following networking and learning opportunties:
- One-day Museum Practice Seminars - 4 events throughout 2012-13 on text writing; retail; interactive guides; and oral history
- Annual conference & exhibition, taking place 8-9 November in Edinburgh in 2012, and in 2013 will be in Liverpool
- Members meetings - free one day events for members throughout the country
- Free Sharing Knowledge one day workshops
- AMA - Associateship of the Museums Association - enhance your skills within a supportive network and get recognition for your CPD.
Get in for free
Your membership card gives you free and discounted entry to hundreds of museums and exhibitions around the country. Some examples:
- Fascinating Mummies at the National Museums of Scotland until May 2012, saving £9
- Rembrandt and the Passion at the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, Sep-Dec 2012, saving the fee (tbc)
- Picasso and Modern British Art at Tate Britain, until July 2012, saving £14
- Turner Monet Twombly at Tate Liverpool, Jun-Oct 2012,
saving £12 - Hollywood Costume at the V&A, Oct 2012 - Jan 2013, saving £14
- Free entry to Black Country Living Museum, saving £14.95
- Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery entry, saving £6.60
- Roman Baths Museum admission charge, saving £12.25
- All Historic Royal Palaces sites, including the Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace, saving up to £18
What you receive as a member
- Free/discounted entry to museums and exhibitions with your membership card
- Museums Journal monthly (11 issues a year)
- Access to Museums Journal online and the online archive
- Museum Practice online monthly
- Access to the full Museum Practice archive
- Museum Services Directory
- Discount on the MA annual conference
- Invite to free members meetings
- Discount on one-day MP Seminars
- Discount on Museums & Galleries Yearbook and online museum search
- Access to the AMA CPD scheme
- Free professional development events and advice
International membership
International professionals can choose to join as either full or online-only members.
As an online-only member you will still receive the same great benefits but pay less to access the publications online instead of receiving the hard copies.
For information about international membership, click here
Fees
New members: pay by direct debit and receive 10% offSalaried professionals
- Workplace is member:
Less than £23,000: £70.00 (4 x £15.75)
£23,001 – £45,000: £115.00 (4 x £25.90)
£45,001 – £65, 000: £165.00 (4 x £37.15)
Over £65,000: £190.00 (4 x £42.75)
- Workplace is non-member:
Less than £23,000: £75.00 (4 x £16.90)
£23,001 – £45,000: £125.00 (4 x £28.15)
£45,001 – £65, 000: £178.00 (4 x £40.05)
Over £65,000: £205.00 (4 x £46.15)
Self-employed income should be based on last year of trading
Non-salaried and others
Retired: £52.00 (4 x £11.70)
Full-time student: £52.00 (4 x £11.70)
Unwaged: £52.00 (4 x £11.70)
Volunteer: £52.00 (4 x £11.70)
Friends, trustees, paid non-professionals: £70 (4 x £15.75)
International professionals
Full membership: £140.00
Online-only membership: £80.00
Purchase this
Download a membership form or purchase membership online (to pay by direct debit please use the membership form)Please click here to download a membership form (pdf)
