Membership of BAPCR is open to paintings conservator-restorers from the private sector and from museums or public collections, conservation scientists. and at a special rate students on recognized training courses and trainees in private studios.

There are three categories of membership of the BAPCR; Fellow, Associate and Student Associate.

Benefits of Membership include:

• Free (or reduced price) entry to BAPCR meetings. Meetings are held regularly and cover a wide range of interesting topics. All speakers are professionals in their respective fields.
• Reduced entry to BAPCR conferences and special events.
• Two copies of the Picture Restorer per year.
• The opportunity to attend organised visits to conservation studios in the United Kingdom. A mixture of studios in museums and heritage institutions and those run privately are selected for visits.
• The opportunity to meet other conservators and restorers at our well attended social functions.

Fellowship of BAPCR is awarded following examination to members who have at least seven years’ experience. It is the Association’s accreditation, and as such shows prospective clients, as well as the world at large, that the Fellow has achieved a level of mastery in the field. It is also accepted by other bodies—for example the Conservation Register counts the BAPCR as an accrediting body for inclusion of practices on their own database.