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Online:

Visit the Members' Area where you can update your information and renew online by credit card or direct debit.

Offline:

 Send us a form by post, fax or email with a cheque or credit card details.

Phone:

Call us on 02 6230 0346 to renew with a credit card over the phone

 

Membership is open to museums and galleries, their staff and volunteers, museum sector providers, museum retirees and students undertaking museum related study.  There are several different types of membership, each with their own benefits.  These are outlined below.

All types and categories of membership allow access to National Networks and maNexus, our social media site.

For a full list of membership benefits click here.


Join Online:

Register a New Individual Online

Register a New Institution Online

Join Offline:

Send us a form by post, fax or email with a cheque or credit card details.
Join by Phone: Call us on 02 6230 0346 to join with a credit card over the phone

More information and benefits:

  

Individual Members
Institutional Members
Associates
 


 Individual Membership
Category 

Regular Fee 

 Concession *
Silver

$143

$66
Gold

$187

$88
All prices include GST.    
 * Concession category is available to full-time students, pensioners, retirees, unemployed, volunteers and non-paid professionals
Individual membership of Museums Australia is open to individuals that support the objects of the Association and the Association's Code of Ethics who do not deal (buy and sell for profit) cultual property.

The following table illustrates some of the different benefits offered to Gold and Silver members.
   
Individual Membership Benefits

Silver

Gold
Involvement in vibrant community Yes Yes
Eligibility to stand for officer position Yes Yes
Voting rights Yes Yes
Access to International news, views and information through MA partnership with ICOM Aust. Yes Yes
Networking Opportunities Yes Yes
National Networks (SIGs) Membership Yes Yes
Website Access to Members Area Yes Yes
Discussion Groups Yes Yes
E-mail News Bulletins Yes Yes
E-mail Jobs Bulletins Yes Yes
MA Magazine (hard copy) No Yes
MA Magazine (PDF e-mail) Yes No
Website access to magazine and magazine archive Yes Yes

MA Conference & MA  Event Discounts
(additional state discounts may apply)

 10% 20%
Negotiated Discounts on Events held in Partnership with MA Yes Yes
MA Publication Discounts 10% 20%

Complimentary Entry to Australian Museums and discounts to special exhibitions
(at the institutions discretion, not available everywhere)

 Yes Yes
Membership Card Yes Yes
   


Institutional Membership

 
Category Regular Fee

Volunteers to 1 paid staff

 Org 1

$121

2 to 5 staff

 Org 2

$176
6 to 15 staff Org 3 $264
16 to 25 staff Org 4 $462
26 to 40 staff Org 5 $869
41 to 100 staff Org 6 $2,145
Over 100 staff Org 7 $3,465
All prices include GST.    
Institutional membership has all the benefits of a Gold Individual Member (see table above).  Institutional membership categories are based on the number of people employed by the organisation.

Organisations that have no employees or are run purely by volunteers, are classified as 'Org 1'.

 
   

Associate of Museums Australia

An Associate category has been introduced to enable interested people, who are not directly involved in the museum sector, to join and participate in the activities of Museums Australia's National Networks.

To be eligible to become an Associate of MA you must conform to all four of the below criteria.

Individuals are eligible to become Associates of Museum Australia if they:

  • are not involved in the museum sector, or where otherwise qualify for membership are unable to participate in all of the benefits of membership because they reside overseas,
  • support the objects of Museums Australia,
  • support the Code of Ethics of Museums Australia,
  • are, or wish to become, involved in the operations of a MA National Network through their employment, volunteering, studies or interests

An MA member of the National Network(s) that the potential Associate wishes to join should endorse the application.

          

Regular Fee

Concession *
 Associate Fee 

$44

$22
 

 


As an associate of Museums Australia, you will be entitled to the following benefits:

Eligibility to stand for officer position of Network Yes*   
Voting rights for Museums Australia No
Access to International new, vies and information through MA partnership with ICOM Australia Yes
Networking opportunities Yes
National Network (SIGs) membership Yes
Website access to Members area Yes
Membership to discussion groups through maNexus Yes
E-mail News Bulletins Yes
E-mail Jobs Bulletins Yes
Website access to Museums Australia Magazine Yes
Discounts for membership, publications and events No
Membership Card No

* Where approved by the National Council



News

2012 National Conference

Registrations Open

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Museum Leadership Program

7-9 October 2012, Sydney

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New MA Magazine

Autumn 2012 Issue Out Now

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ICOM Australia

AGM 17 May, Canberra

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International Museum Day

18 May 2012

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New phone number

02 6230 0346