Since 1947
Join the Proustian
community
Passionate readers gathered around an incomparable body of work — lectures, meetings, publications, and the care of a museum unique in France.
Join onlineTax benefit
The SAMP is recognised as a public-interest association:
two thirds of your membership fee are tax-deductible.
General membership
€48
€16
after tax deduction
What you'll experience
Meetings
Exchanges with the foremost Proust scholars
Community
A community of readers united by a shared passion
Illiers-Combray
A musée de France at the heart of Illiers-Combray
Newsletter
All the Proustian news, twice a month, straight to your inbox.
The Bulletin Marcel Proust
The reference journal published without interruption since 1950, included in digital format.
Visits & lectures
Members-only events, in exceptional venues in Paris and in Illiers-Combray.
Museum collections
Your membership directly contributes to enriching the collections and restoring the museum.
2026 Rates
The Bulletin Marcel Proust is included in digital format. A print edition is available as an option for €12.
General membership
i.e. €16 after tax deduction
€48
Young (under 26)
€10
Job seeker
€10
Illiers-Combray resident
€12
Benefactor
Print BMP included
€96
Organisations
Print BMP included
€40
Patron
Print BMP included
€300 and above
Grand patron
Print BMP included
€750 and above
Regular support
Sponsor the Maison de Tante Léonie
The museum is over 90 % privately funded — ticket sales, memberships, sponsorship. Beyond your annual membership, a regular gift directly supports the day-to-day life of the House and the conservation of its collections. Deductible at 66 % of income tax (for French taxpayers).
Do you live abroad?
As the SAMP is recognised as a public-interest association in France, cross-border giving networks allow residents of certain countries to benefit from a local tax advantage.
United States
Via "Friends of Fondation de France", online giving through Donorbox (minimum suggested $60).
donorbox.org/amis-de-proust →Belgium
Via the King Baudouin Foundation and the Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) network.
donate.giving.eu/belgium →Spain
Via Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) and its Spanish partner, Empresa y Sociedad Fundación.
donate.giving.eu/spain →Join us
How to join
Join online — boutique.amisdeproust.frBy bank transfer
Crédit Agricole Illiers-Combray
IBAN: FR76 1440 6001 1801 3135 3300 089
BIC: AGRIFRPP844
By post
Membership form to download, accompanied by a cheque made out to the SAMP.
Download the 2026 form →Contact: secretariat@amisdeproust.fr · SAMP, 4 place Lemoine, BP 20025, 28120 Illiers-Combray, France