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Museum Membership includes institutions of all sizes and focus located in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia and is based on organizational budget. If you work for a museum that falls under a larger parent organization, check to see if your "parent" has a membership you can benefit from before you sign up.

Member Benefits:

Museum membership includes full VAM membership benefits for every staff person, volunteer, and board member affiliated with your institution. Everyone at your museum has free or discounted access to:

• Free job postings on VAM's Career Center Job Board ($30-$50 value per posting)
• Use of VAM logo to show your affiliation and support of our dynamic museum community *per request
• Invitation to Virginia Museum Advocacy Day and AAM's Museums Advocacy Day plus receipt of legislative alerts
• Opportunity for institution to participate in Virginia's Top 10 Endangered Artifacts program
• Discounts for staff and volunteers to VAM Workshops
• Discounts for staff and volunteers to VAM's annual Conference
• Invitations to member-only networking events, such as Meet-Ups and Happy Hours
• Opportunity for staff to participate in the Virginia Certificate in Museum Management program at a reduced rate
• Receive VAM email communications, such as monthly E-news
• Access to online articles and member-only resources
• Free Listing in VAM's Museum/Business Directory
• Eligible to Participate on VAM Committees
• Eligible for VAM Conference Scholarships 
• Career support for staff and volunteers, such as resume reviews
• Access to our Members in Transition Program
• Unlimited Inheriting Members

Plus, through our affiliate programs you or your staff and volunteers can also access:

• Banking services through Langley Federal Credit Union
• Free content on the Virginia’s Museums tourism app through VAMONDE

Annual Dues: Based on Operating Budget

This membership is designed for those who are interested in the museum field but do not have a membership through their museum or choose to support VAM through their dues.

Member Benefits:

Individual membership in VAM is the best investment you can make in your museum career. Not only does membership offer access to the largest state museum association in the country, it's a great value! (A downloadable form is available if you prefer to join with a check.) The following are benefits for individual members of VAM:

• Invitation to Virginia Museum Advocacy Day and AAM's Museums Advocacy Day plus receipt of legislative alerts
• Discounts for staff and volunteers to VAM Workshops
• Discounts for staff and volunteers to VAM's Annual Conference
• Invitations to member-only networking events, such as Meet-Ups and Happy Hours
• Opportunity for staff to participate in the Virginia Certificate in Museum Management program at a reduced rate
• Receive VAM email communications, such as monthly E-news
• Access to Career Support: Resume Reviews/Mock Interviews
• Access to online articles and member-only resources
• Eligibility to serve on VAM committees and the governing council
• Eligible for VAM Conference Scholarships and volunteer opportunities
• Access to our Members in Transition Program
• Access to affinity programs, such as banking services

Annual Dues: $45

Business members enjoy a variety of benefits that help put them front and center with the Virginia Museum community.

Member Benefits:

• Discounts to VAM Conference
• Invitations to member-only networking events, such as Meet-Ups and Happy Hours
• Receive VAM email communications, such as the monthly E-news, and the opportunity to share company news 
• Access to Online Articles and Member-Only Resources
• Free Listing in VAM's Museum/Business Directory, including the opportunity to list special offers 
• Individual-Level Benefits for up to 2 Representatives
• Member-Only Rates on Sponsorship Advertisements*
• Discount on VAM Conference Exhibit Booths

* New Business Members receive a one-time, buy-one-get-one deal on VAM Enews Sponsorship, includes ad with logo placement and link to company website (regular member price / month = $200).

Annual Dues: $175

This is our upper-level membership category for businesses interested in being a part of the Virginia museum community and reaching our members. Business Plus membership in VAM is for the larger business interested in being featured in multiple ways in the Virginia and DC museum community.

Member Benefits:

• Discount on registration fees for programs, such as annual conference and workshop
• Invitations to special members-only events, such as Meet-Ups 
• Opportunity to share company news in VAM E-news
• One-free sponsorship of VAM E-news, includes ad with logo placement (regular member price = $200), plus members-only rates on additional e-newsletter sponsorship
• Receive VAM email communications, such as the monthly e-newsletter, and the opportunity to share company news
• Access to Online Articles and Member-Only Resources
• Free Listing in VAM's Museum/Business Directory, including the opportunity to list special offers
• Individual-Level Benefits for up to 4 Representatives
• Member-Only Rates on Sponsorship Advertisements
• Discount on VAM Conference Exhibit Booths
• Copy of VAM Membership Mailing List (regular price = $80)
• Recognition in the Annual Report

Annual Dues: $650

Our Benefactor Members are truly the standard-bearers of our community, choosing to "pay it forward" and contributing to the profession through a higher level of support for VAM. It is this type of extra support that allows us to offer free memberships to students.  A downloadable form is available if you prefer to join with a check.

Member Benefits:

• Invitation to VAM networking events, to the annual Council Reception, and Advocacy Day
• Discounts to VAM Workshops
• Discount on registration fees with an added discount on the Annual Conference
• Discounts to VAM Conference Meet-Ups & Happy Hours 
• Monthly E-news
• Access to VAM's online Career Center: Resume Reviews/Mock Interviews 
• Access to Online Articles and Member-Only Resources
• Eligible to Participate on VAM Committees
• Recognition in the Annual Report
• Eligible to Serve on the Governing Council
• Access to Members in Transition Program

Annual Dues: $150

The Consultant Membership is designed for small business owners and consultants who would like to engage with the Virginia museum community and advertise their business or services with VAM members.

Member Benefits:

Consultant level membership is perfect for the small business looking for a presence in the Virginia museum community. Consultants enjoy the following benefits of membership:

• Discounts to VAM Workshops
• Discounts to VAM Conference
• Invitations to special members-only events, such as Meet-Ups & Happy Hours
• Opportunity to share company news via VAM's monthly E-news
• Access to Online Articles and Member-Only Resources
• Free Listing in VAM's Museum/Business Directory,  including the opportunity to list special offers
• Individual-Level Benefits for up to 2 Representatives
• Member-Only Rates on Sponsorship Advertisements
• Eligible to Participate on VAM Committees or as a speaker at programs
• Unlimited Inheriting Members
• Member-only rates on VAM Forum E-newsletter sponsorships*

* New Consultant Members receive a one-time buy-one-get-one deal on VAM E-news Sponsorship, includes ad with logo placement and link to company website (regular member price per month = $200).

Annual Dues: $125

VAM is proud to help nurture professionalism in the museum field by offering free membership to all undergraduate students.

Member Benefits:

• Invitation to VAM Advocacy Day and to receive advocacy alerts and invitations to statewide and national advocacy events
• Discounts to VAM Workshops
• Discounts to VAM Conference
• Invitations to VAM networking events, such as Meet-Ups & Happy Hours
• Reduced Rate to the Virginia Certificate in Museum Management Program
• Receive VAM's monthly E-news 
• Access to Career Support: Resume Reviews/Mock Interviews
• Access to Online Articles and Member-Only Resources
• Eligible to Participate on VAM Committees
• Eligible for VAM Conference Scholarships

Annual Dues: There is no fee, but students must provide a picture of their student id, and their anticipated graduation date, which is used as their expiration date.

Leadership Members have taken a step beyond traditional museum membership support by demonstrating their organization's commitment to the Virginia museum community. Our Leadership members pay it forward by allowing VAM to continue offering opportunities such as free student membership to any interested student. To show our appreciation, VAM will recognize its Leadership members on our website, in our annual report, and at our annual conference.

Member Benefits:

As a Leadership Member, you will be providing professional development, career services, and professional resources for everyone associated with your museum simply by maintaining one membership:

• Free job postings on VAM's Career Center Job Board ($30-$60 value per posting)
• Invitation to Virginia Museum Advocacy Day and AAM's Museums Advocacy Day plus receipt of legislative alerts
• Eligible to participate in the Virginia's Top 10 Endangered Artifacts Program
• Discounts for staff and volunteers on registration fees to VAM programs, such as workshops and the VAM Conference
• Meet-Ups & Happy Hours
• Reduced Rate and opportunity for staff to participate in the Virginia Certificate in Museum Management program
• Receipt of VAM email communications, such as monthly E-news
• Access to Career Support for staff and volunteers such as the Resume Reviews/Mock Interviews 
• Access to Online Articles and Member-Only Resources
• Free Listing in VAM's Museum/Business Directory
• Eligible to Participate on VAM Committees
• Recognition in the Annual Report
• Access to Members in Transition Program
• Unlimited Inheriting Members
• Use of VAM logo to show your affiliation and support of our dynamic museum community

Plus, through our affiliate programs you or your staff and volunteers can also access:

• Banking services through Langley Federal Credit Union
• Free content on the Virginia’s Museums tourism app through VAMONDE

Annual Dues: $2,500