The Great Thing About Our Museum Membership Is That Its Value Appreciates With Every Use.

Become a member of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum today and enjoy its benefits immediately. Even if you come to the Wadsworth Atheneum just a few times a year, as an individual or as a family, it makes sense to join!

For more information, contact the Membership Department at (860) 838-4074 or email membership@wadsworthatheneum.org

Individual

$45 (Fully tax deductible)
  • Free, unlimited gallery admission for one
  • Invitations to exhibition previews & events
  • Discounts on museum events
  • Subscription to member magazine
  • 10% off in The Museum Shop
  • 10% discount in The Museum Cafe
  • Travel Opportunities
  • Discounted Subscription to The Hog River Journal, www.hogriver.org
Click here to visit the Artist Individual page
Click here to visit the Educator/Student Individual page
Click here to visit the Senior (62+) Individual page

Household

$60 (Fully tax deductible)
  • All benefits above for two adults, plus:
  • Free admission for immediate family under 17
Click here to visit the Artist Household page
Click here to visit the Educator/Student Household page
Click here to visit the Senior Household (62+) page

Supporting

$120 ($105 tax deductible)
  • All benefits above, plus:
  • Free admission for up to 2 guests per visit

Reciprocal

$170 ($155 tax deductible)
  • All benefits above, plus:
  • Reciprocal privileges at 14 nationwide museums

Patron

$370 ($355 tax deductible)
  • All benefits above, plus:
  • Reciprocal privileges at 39 nationwide museums

Add-ons

  • Joint membership with The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
  • Film Buff: $3.50 admission to all films in the Aetna Theater
  • Film Star: Free admission to all films in the Aetna Theater

Premier-level Membership

The Wadsworth Atheneum offers Premier-level Membership to those who give $1,000 or more annually. For more information on levels and benefits, click here or call (860) 278-2670, ext. 3095.


Reciprocal

Join today at the Reicprocal Membership level and receive free admission for two to the following museums:

Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Dallas Museum of Art
Denver Art Museum
Detroit Institute of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Seattle Art Museum
Toledo Art Museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA

Patron

Join today at the Patron Membership level and receive free admission for two to the museums listed above as well as the following museums:

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, NY
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Honolulu Academy of the Arts
Isabella Stewart Gardner, Boston
Milwaukee Art Museum
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY
National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts, New York, NY
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
The Newark Museum
New Orleans Museum of Art
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Providence
Smith College Museum of Art, MA
Smithsonian American Art Museum & Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati
The Textile Museum, Washington, DC
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore





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