NC Museums Council

Join the North Carolina Museums Council!

EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS.
EXPLORE THE MUSEUM WORLD.
YOU’RE INVITED TO BE PART OF OUR MUSEUM COMMUNITY.

Somerset Place Become a part of the organization that has promoted excellence in North Carolina’s museum community for more than 40 years: the North Carolina Museum Council. NCMC is a non-profit organization of museums and individuals interested in the advancement of North Carolina museums and the museum profession. In addition to museums, NCMC serves visual art centers, zoos, aquariums, historic houses, planetariums, educational forests, and science centers. Any individual or institution interested in the museum field, including students and professionals, is eligible to join NCMC regardless of professional position, field of study, or residence. (For the NCMC president's comments on why membership helps us all, visit here.)

Section Membership

Membership in NCMC includes membership in one of four sections: art, history, science, or children's. Each section meets during the annual conference to discuss specific concerns and issues. Section members nominate and elect a representative to serve on NCMC’s board of directors and assist in planning council meetings.

Quarterly Newsletter

The NCMC newsletter is created and posted quarterly on this web site. The newsletter includes news from museums across North Carolina, conference and workshop schedules, summaries of national and regional meetings, updates on state and national legislation, and notices of surplus museum supplies and sought-after objects.Individuals on our opt-in news e-mailing list are alerted as each newsletter is posted on ths site.

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NCMC Member Benefits

Individual Benefits

· NCMC newsletter online
· History, art, science, or children's
section membership
· Voting rights at business meetings
· Career development opportunities
· NCMC directory, published
bi-annually
· Workshop discounts
· Special publications

Institutional Benefits

All the benefits of individual membership plus:
· Professional assistance and consultation
· Opportunity to send staff to meetings on institutional membership
· NCMC logotype for reproduction
· Free promotional and placement opportunity services through newsletters and website
· Access to computerized membership mailing list

To use the automated NCMC membership application fill out the form below and select your payment method. When you click Submit your information will be sent to the NCMC treasurer. Your membership will not be valid until payment has been received. If you have choosen to pay via PayPal please complete that portion on the following page. Fields in Italics are required. If you prefer to print, complete and mail in a traditional form with a check you can find the application in PDF here.
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Individual Dues:
$20 per membership
$5 student membership (please include a copy of a dated proof of enrollment, such as a class schedule or tuition receipt)

Institutional Dues are based on your institution's annual budget:

Annual Budget	Dues
$0-$50,000	$50
$50,001-$100,000	$75
$100,001-$250,000	$100
$250,001-$500,000	$150
$500,001-$1,000,000	$200
over $1,000,000	$250

Corporate:
$100, 1 representative may attend the annual meeting at member fee.
$250, 2 representatives may attend the annual meeting at member fee.

For more information about Corporate or Individual Membership, contact membership@ncmuseums.org.

Please visit the Student Affairs Committee page for a description of the benefits of student membership, or contact students@ncmuseums.org.

†A convenience fee will be added to your amount total equal to the amount necessary to cover the cost of PayPal's transaction fee(s)..

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