Professional membership
Join today and progress your career in museums and galleries
Join the Museums Association today and become part of a thriving network of professionals. Membership gives you greater knowledge and career progression and offers huge discounts on events, publications and museum admission.
Keeping you informed
Our publications, website and reports offer essential news, information and guidance and ensure you are the first to find job vacancies, bursaries and funding opportunities.
Developing your career
Training, events and conferences will equip you with practical skills, ideas and inspiration. Our professional development schemes will help you harness your skills within a supportive network and gain new recognition.
Engaging with your network
Through our publications and website members can keep up to date with the latest news and views in the sector while training and conferences provide ideal opportunities to connect you to the wider professional network.
What you receive as a member
Museums Journal magazine monthly monthly jobs information Museum Practice practical content Museum Services Directory a huge discount on Museums & Galleries Yearbook access to professional development schemes free professional development events and advice substantial discounts on events, training and conferences Code of Ethics and free ethical training, policy and reports membership card and members’ guide for free and discounted entry to hundreds of museums and galleries
Free and discounted entry to over 800 venues
A few visits could easily repay the cost of membership. Simply show your membership card, which is posted to you when you join.
For example:
Free entry to special exhibitions at Tate,
normally between £8 and £12 Free entry to Beamish North of England Open Air Museum,
up to £16 Free entry to the Roman Baths Museum,
normally over £10 Free special exhibitions at the V&A,
normally between £5 and £11
For a list of museums offering free entry to members, click here
International professionals can now 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 £14,500: £65.00 (4 x £14.75)
£14,501 – £22,500: £85.00 (4 x £19.25)
£22,501 – £31,500: £111.00 (4 x £25.00)
£31,501 – £43,500: £133.00 (4 x £30.00)
£43,501 – £62,500: £164.00 (4 x £37.00)
£62,501 – £88,000: £185.00 (4 x £41.75)
Over £88,000: £209.00 (4 x £47.00)
Self-employed income should be based on last year of trading
Non-salaried professionals
Retired: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
Full-time student: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
Governing body member: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
Unwaged: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
Volunteer: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
International professionals
Full membership: £136.00
Online-only membership: £80.00
Please click here to download a membership form (pdf)
Keeping you informed
Our publications, website and reports offer essential news, information and guidance and ensure you are the first to find job vacancies, bursaries and funding opportunities.
My MA membership has been key to my professional development and progression since I joined as a student ten years ago. I'd recommend membership to everyone working in museums, at any time in their career."
Katy Archer AMA, director, People's History Museum
Developing your career
Training, events and conferences will equip you with practical skills, ideas and inspiration. Our professional development schemes will help you harness your skills within a supportive network and gain new recognition.
Engaging with your network
Through our publications and website members can keep up to date with the latest news and views in the sector while training and conferences provide ideal opportunities to connect you to the wider professional network.
What you receive as a member
Free and discounted entry to over 800 venues
A few visits could easily repay the cost of membership. Simply show your membership card, which is posted to you when you join.
For example:
normally between £8 and £12
up to £16
normally over £10
normally between £5 and £11
For a list of museums offering free entry to members, click here
International membership
New for 2011 International professionals can now 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
Less than £14,500: £65.00 (4 x £14.75)
£14,501 – £22,500: £85.00 (4 x £19.25)
£22,501 – £31,500: £111.00 (4 x £25.00)
£31,501 – £43,500: £133.00 (4 x £30.00)
£43,501 – £62,500: £164.00 (4 x £37.00)
£62,501 – £88,000: £185.00 (4 x £41.75)
Over £88,000: £209.00 (4 x £47.00)
Self-employed income should be based on last year of trading
Non-salaried professionals
Retired: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
Full-time student: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
Governing body member: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
Unwaged: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
Volunteer: £50.00 (4 x £11.25)
International professionals
Full membership: £136.00
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)
