Museum of Modern Art
11 W 53rd St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (212-708-9400, moma.org). Subway: B, D, F, V to 47–50th Sts–Rockefeller Ctr; E, V to Fifth Ave–53rd St. Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun 10:30am–5:30pm; Fri 10:30am–8pm.
General admission: $20, seniors $16, students $12, children under 17 free. Fri 4–8pm free.
Membership: $150 for two adults and all children under 19
Benefits:
• Unlimited free admission
• Privileged access when visiting the museum, including bypassing ticketing lines
• Unlimited cardholder entry to MoMA’s film screenings, as well as advance ticketing privileges
• Ability to purchase up to five discounted admission tickets for accompanying guests on each visit
• Four days of exclusive Members’ Previews for all major exhibitions
• Members-only gallery talks and family tours
• Complimentary admission to P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
• Discounted tickets to MoMA’s public programs, including lectures, artist talks and courses
• Reduced ticket prices for some MoMA benefit events
• Discounted rates on group tour reservations
• Discounts on hotels, parking and other amenities
• Invitation to the annual MoMA Family Festival
• Hands-on activity guides for kids sent by mail
• 10 percent discount in the MoMA stores (20 percent discount during seasonal Members Shopping Days)
• 10 percent discount in Cafe 2 and Terrace 5 during museum hours
• 10 percent discount 3–5pm daily in the Bar Room at the Modern
National Museum of the American Indian
1 Bowling Green at Whitehall St (212-514-3700, nmai.si.edu). Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green. Mon–Wed, Fri–Sun 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm.
General admission: free
Membership: $50 ($36 is tax deductible) for two adults
Benefits:
• Unlimited free admission to the NMAI in New York and Washington D.C. and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
• Subscription to NMAI’s quarterly publication, American Indian
• Permanent listing on NMAI’s electronic Member and Donor Scroll
• 20 percent discount on books purchased from the NMAI website
• 10 percent discount on all purchases from NMAI and Smithsonian Museum stores, the Smithsonian catalog and smithsonianstore.com
• Notification of museum-related public programs
• Eligibility to participate in travel programs sponsored by smithsonianjourneys.org
• Insight, a semi-annual, behind-the-scenes report about the NMAI
• Quarterly public-programs calendar
• Child’s gift certificate, redeemable when you visit an NMAI museum store
• Invitation to a special members-only evening at the museum
• Option to list a second person in your household on your member record
New Museum
235 Bowery at Prince St (212-219-1222, newmuseum.org). Subway: J, M, Z to Bowery; 6 to Spring St. Wed, Sat, Sun noon–6pm; Thu, Fri noon–10pm.
General admission: $12, seniors $8, students $6, children under 19 free
Membership: $100 for two adults and all children under the age of 18
Benefits:
• Unlimited free admission
• Personalized membership cards
• Invitations to members-only exhibition previews
• 10 percent discount at the New Museum store
• 15 percent discount at New Food, the New Museum’s café
• 20 percent discount on New Museum publications
• Discounts on tickets to New Museum screenings, performances and panels
• Invitations to special shopping days at the New Museum store
• Discounts at more than 100 local businesses
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th St at 47th Ave, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens (718-699-0005, nyscience.org). Subway: 7 to 111th St. Tue–Thu 9:30am–2pm; Fri 9:30am–5pm; Sat, Sun 10am–6pm.
General admission: $11; seniors, students and children ages 2–17 $8; under 2 free
Membership: $85 for two adults and up to four children ($135 for two years)
Benefits:
• Unlimited free admission
• Free parking in the on-site lot
• Admission to more than 250 other museums worldwide
• Borrowing privileges from the Science Technology Library (including take-home Science Activity Kits and help with science fair projects)
• Discounts on subscriptions to FamilyFun and Disney Adventures magazines
• Discounts on Exploration Station simulator rides, purchases in the Science Shop, Magic School Bus programs, Preschool Family Adventures, After School Science Clubs, Innovation Camps, Lifelong Learning Family Workshops, Super Science Birthday Parties and special shows
• Discounts on Hertz car rentals
Nikki Edmonds
Fri, Aug 15, at 03:06pm
I would like to see the museums come up with one package membership that allows families to save money getting into ALL museums, not just one. It's hard to live in the most culturally rich city in this country and not be able to take your children to museums because it's prohibitively expensive.