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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
a drawing of a T. Rex with a skeleton shadow

Family Membership

Join our Family

UNLEASH YOUR INNER CHILD and your actual child to experience the wonders of the natural and cultural world at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Discover the things that went bump in the night 150 million years ago. Be enchanted by the butterflies and uncover the secret to the dazzling color of a Blue Morpho’s wings. Build a passion for science and nurture curiosity, here at your local museum.

FUEL IMAGINATION AND START YOUR JOURNEY.

Family Memberships at the National Museum of Natural History open the door to unique adventures for you and your entire family to enjoy together. As members, you are granted exclusive access to special museum events and programs and also receive insider knowledge of exhibitions and collections.

An annual membership is $250. 

A Tyrannosaurus rex model with unscientific descriptions of its anatomy.
Art by Andrey Atuchin for the Smithsonian, annotations by Curator of Dinosauria, Matthew Carrano

Become a member

 

THE DINOSAURS ARE COMING HOME!

Revel in the excitement and activities surrounding the grand opening of the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils - Deep Time on June 8, 2019. Dust off your best T. rex suit and create family memories during our summer fossil frenzy.

 

 

Member Benefits

Sleepover with the Dinosaurs

  • June 21st, June 28th, July 17th, July 26th, August 2nd, and August 9th 
  • Members-only pricing is $125 per ticket.

Butterfly Pavilion 

  • Discounted tickets

Breakfast with the Butterflies – details coming soon

Single card with up to two named cardholders

At Smithsonian Museum Stores and Cafés

Smithsonian Summer Camp – coming soon

LET US EXPLORE TOGETHER!