Apply as an Individual Member
Thank you for your interest in joining CIMAM as an Individual Member!
First of all, please read CIMAM’s Admission Criteria before applying.
Individual membership is open to Museum professionals, directors, and curators of modern and contemporary art institutions. Researchers and independent curators whose field of research and specialization is contemporary art theory, collections, and museums, and most of their field of professional activity is related to the functions of an art museum, are also eligible.
Individuals willing to join CIMAM’s membership program agree to the ICOM Code of Ethics, CIMAM General Principles of Deaccession, and CIMAM’s Code of Ethics. Applications can be submitted at any time and are reviewed individually by the CIMAM Board. You do not need to be an ICOM member to apply to CIMAM membership.
Museums and institutions of Individual Members holding the position of Director, Artistic Director, President, or CEO will automatically join CIMAM’s Free Admission Program, granting free access to card-carrying CIMAM Members.
If you do not hold one of these positions and would like your institution to participate, please complete the form here: Join the Free Admission Program.
You need to be recommended by two modern or contemporary art museum professionals –at least one of them needs to be a CIMAM Member – to apply for individual membership. The two reference persons included in your application must have been previously informed of your recommendation to agree and be aware of it.
The professional applying declares that she/he/they does not engage in dealing (i.e. buying and selling for profit) in the field of visual arts and cultural property, and is not structurally engaged by a commercial art gallery or a company that produces or sells to museums.