Membership

Oriental Rug Society of NSW Membership Benefits

  • Our bi-monthly meetings at the National Trust Centre, on Sydney’s Observatory Hill, feature expert talks on oriental rugs and related topics and include refreshments.
  • Members receive a regular informative newsletter by e-mail. The society’s newsletter covers forthcoming meetings, local textile events, and various aspects of oriental rugs such as design, colour, history, classification and much more.

Become a Member of the Oriental Rug Society of NSW

To become a member of the society simply email your request to join to: info@rugsociety.org.au

Alternatively, you can download and fill in the membership form, and send it back to us with your payment.

ORS Membership Form [PDF, 61kb]

Membership Fees

Annual membership is $55 per couple and $45 for a single membership.

Renewing your Oriental Rug Society of NSW Membership

You can renew your membership by Direct Transfer:

1. Transfer the fee directly to the Oriental Rug Society of NSW bank account (details below) with the following Description/Message to Payee: ‘Surname’  ‘sub’. (Your surname is essential. If there is more than one person involved, please just use the name known to ORS. Don’t use a company name, even if the money comes out of a company bank account.)

Oriental Rug Society bank account details:

Account Name: Oriental Rug Soc. of NSW

Bank: CBA

BSB: 062 217

Account No: 1049 1173

2. Then please send us an email, advising who you are, what you’ve paid, and when, to our treasurer: ruthlarner@gmail.com

Photo of a Mujur rug
Mujur rug, central Anatolia, early 20th C