Choosing Your Membership
Inspire a passion for lifelong learning and exploration!
Explore the different ways you can get more of the Bell by becoming a member! Listed below are the different options for membership. Whether you are joining for the first time or have supported the museum for years, we are thrilled to invite you into our community!
You can become a member online, by phone, or at the museum. Your membership is active as soon as you join. You’ll receive membership information and your digital membership card within a week. If you visit the museum prior to receiving your welcome information, just give your name to our visitor services staff at the front desk.
Your membership means exclusive access to great benefits onsite and online, year round!
Free, unlimited gallery access to the museum, and priority online registration
First access to event tickets, discounts, and online registration for summer camps
50 percent off planetarium tickets
Flat-rate $10 guest admission passes
Digital membership cards, bringing the museum to your pocket
15 percent off purchases in the Curiosity Shop
You + A Friend Membership $75
- Up to two named persons on the membership
- Free, unlimited access to museum galleries
- First access & discounts on event tickets
- Early registration & discounts on youth camps
- 50% off planetarium tickets (for named persons on the membership)
- Discounted guest admission
- 15% off purchases in the Curiosity Shop
Family Membership $105
- Two named adults and all dependent children (or grandchildren) under 21
- Free, unlimited access to museum galleries
- First access & discounts on event tickets
- Early registration & discounts on youth camps
- 50% off planetarium tickets (for named persons on the membership)
- Discounted guest admission
- 15% off purchases in the Curiosity Shop
Mammoth Membership $145
- Two named adults and all dependent children (or grandchildren) under 21
- Free, unlimited access to museum galleries
- First access & discounts on event tickets
- Early registration & discounts on youth camps
- 50% off planetarium tickets (for named persons on the membership)
- Discounted guest admission
- 15% off purchases in the Curiosity Shop
- Free admission to more than 300+ museums nationwide through Association of Science & Technology Centers or ASTC Passport Program (excludes museums within 90 miles of the Bell Museum or your home address)
Supporting Memberships $300+
- Two named adults and all dependent children (or grandchildren) under 21
- Free, unlimited access to museum galleries
- First access & discounts on event tickets
- Early registration & discounts on youth camps
- 50% off planetarium tickets (for named persons on the membership)
- Discounted guest admission
- 15% off purchases in the Curiosity Shop
- Free admission to more than 300+ museums nationwide through Association of Science & Technology Centers or ASTC Passport Program (excludes museums within 90 miles of the Bell Museum or your home address)
- Free Smithsonian Magazine subscription
- Free Smithsonian Affiliate museum access
Curiosity Membership $15 
+
- All standard benefits for two named adults and all dependent children under 21
- $2 planetarium tickets
Available to individuals and families enrolled in a qualifying program.