The CIETA Members are professionals in the research and preservation of historical textiles, namely museum curators, conservators, university professors and independent scholars.

If you would like to become a Member, we can offer you several options:

• Individual Membership (annual fee: 50 €) is open to all professionals who work in the research and preservation of historical textiles, and all other individuals interested in this field. Individual Members receive the periodical publications of CIETA (the CIETA Gazette and the CIETA Bulletin) and are invited to the General Assemblies and the biennial congresses of the association. They also are entitled to access the Members’ space of this website and to contribute to the blog. Furthermore, they are entitled to apply for a CIETA grant.
• Institutional Membership (annual fee: 110 €) is available to institutions (museums, universities, professional bodies, etc.) wishing to receive the periodical publications of CIETA (the CIETA Gazette and the CIETA Bulletin) and to send one or several representatives to the biennial conferences of the association. The representatives are entitled to access the Members’ space of this website and to contribute to the blog. They are also entitled to apply for a CIETA grant.
• Membership by subscription (annual fee: 65 €) is available to institutions (museums, libraries, universities, professional bodies, etc.) wishing to receive the periodical publication of CIETA (the CIETA Bulletin), but without the right to participate in CIETA meetings.

Membership by correspondence is available free of charge for institutions that cannot pay annual fees, but would like to exchange periodical or other publications with those of CIETA.

For all types of membership, please complete the form attached and send it, addressed to:

CIETA
34, rue de la Charité
F – 69002 Lyon

by email to the Membership Secretary, Katja Schmitz-von Ledebur (membership-secretary@cieta.fr).

Those who would like to become Individual Members are kindly requested to add a CV (300 words max.) and a list of authoritative publications (if applicable, 300 words max.). A letter of recommendation written by any active member of CIETA, preferably by a person acquainted with you and your activities in the field of textile research, will be a welcome addition to your application (but it is not mandatory!).
Your application will be submitted to the Directing Council. Please, understand that the Directing Council cannot consider applications at any given moment, but will do so at regular intervals; deadlines are 31 January, 30 April, 31 July and 31 October.  As soon as the Directing Council have approved the applications received until these dates, you will receive a letter confirming your membership and providing all necessary information.