New Member and Renewal Form

Tthe best way to become a new member of MPMA or to renew your current membership is to download a brochure and complete the accompanying application form. Please select the brochure (Individual, Business, or Institutional) that best serves your needs.   You may contact MPMA's office by phone to call in your membership information and payment:  303.979.9358.  Or, contact us by email at director@mpma.net    For a University Membership form, click here.

Rates and Benefits

There are four main membership categories – individual member, institutional member, business member and university member. Within each category, there are subcategories with as follows:

MEMBER RATES

Individual

$25        Student with current ID or Retired

$45        Individual

$100      Donor

$200      Contributor

$500      Patron

Institutional (Based on the annual operating budget of the particular institution)

$50        Below 50,000   

$100      $50,000 - $149,000  

$150      $150,000 – $499,999 

$200      $500,000 - $999,000 

$250      $1 million - $2,499,999

$300      $2.5 million & above

Business

$100      Business Member
$200      Business Patron

University

$150      10 students

$225      15 students

$300      20 students

$300+  $15/ student over 20

Program Administrator (Complimentary)

Benefits with each member rate 

Benefits are based on  level of membership – individual, institutional, business or university.

All members receive the following basic benefits: 

• A year's subscription to the Newsgram and MPMA's E-News Service
• Access to MPMA's Members-Only section on its web site
• Priority and discounted registration for professional development workshops, seminars, and events at the annual conference
• Leadership opportunities through Affinity or SPC Committees plus other committees that serve MPMA
• Board service and lending your expertise at workshops and seminars
• Eligibility to nominate and be nominated for the Hugo G. Rodeck Award
• Eligibility to participate in MPMA's Mentoring Program
• Voting privileges
• Discount on job announcements in the newsletter and the web site

Institutional Members receive the following additional benefits:

• Your institution's web site linked to MPMA web site with link back to MPMA web site
• One free classified ad per year for one exhibit rental
• Free listing of your institution's news and exhibits in the Newsgram
• Priority and discounted registration for staff to attend the annual conference
• Subscription to Newsgram and MPMA's E-News Service for staff
• Access to MPMA's Members-Only section on its web site
• Ability to assign an Institutional contact person as the MPMA Membership Coordinator to coordinate MPMA benefits*
• Eligibility to enter MPMA's Publications Awards Competition recognizing achievements in publication and media design.
• Inclusion on MPMA's searchable database of information on museums in the MPMA region
• Eligibility to buy products and services from MPMA's Purchasing Coop– group discount program
• Free classified advertising in the Newsgram and MPMA's Online Job Bank

Business members receive the following additional benefits:

• Listing in the Business Directory section of MPMA's web site, an important resource for potential clients.
• Recognition in MPMA's Newsgram as a business member
• Advanced notification of advertising opportunities, including the Annual Conference
• 10% discount on advertising in the Conference Resource Directory
• Members' discount on conference exhibit hall fees
• Eligibility to participate in the MPMA Purchasing Coop Discount Program
• Opportunities to provide scholarships, program and event sponsorship support
• Eligibility to submit commercial track session at Annual Conference

Business patrons receives these additional benefits:

• Link with logo on MPMA's website
• Free ad in conference program ($250 and up)
• Free job postings in newsletter ($250 and up)
• One free MPMA mailing list ($500)
• Exhibit Booth discounts

University Members receive the following additional benefits:

• MPMA's E-Newsletter and Electronic News for Each Student and Program Administrator
• One Free Ad per year in MPMA Newsgram Promoting Museum Studies Program 
• Ten Dollar Discount off Student Membership
• Student Rate Conference Fee
• Purchasing CO-OP Privileges for Program
• Customized E-Newsletter Just for Students (internships, links, articles, training, etc.)
• Complimentary Membership for Program Administrator

 Click here for a membership brochure (pdf)