Join or renew membership

Select your membership

Individual £45.00 £35.00 – open to any person over the age of 18

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER – Individual membership reduced to £35.00 for the first year.
This rate is available for the first year of a new membership. If you choose to renew your membership after the first year the cost will be £45.00 per year.


Family £55.00 £40.00 – open to two or more people living at the same address
(includes two copies of each issue of The Magic Lantern quarterly publication unless you choose to have only one)

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER – Family membership reduced to £40.00 for the first year.
This rate is available for the first year of a new membership. If you choose to renew your membership after the first year the cost will be £55.00 per year.


Institution £60.00 – open to any organisation, library, museum or academic institution


Student £20.00 – open to any person registered as a student in full-time education


Junior £20.00 – open to any person between the ages of 11 and 17


Membership of the Magic Lantern Society brings many benefits:

  • Quarterly meetings combining lantern shows, a market, time to show and tell, time to meet and greet
  • Exclusive discounts on Society publications, both new titles and from our back catalogue
  • An International Convention approximately every four years
  • Occasional visits to major international exhibitions and archive collections
  • The Magic Lantern, our quarterly publication of scholarly articles and reports on Society activities, delivered to your door
  • Access to the Society’s unique Slide Readings Library of over 2,500 lecture, story, recitation and song texts
  • The option to borrow DVD and video recordings of meetings
  • Participation at the Society’s occasional auctions
  • Access to additional content in the Members’ Area of the Society website

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