Museum Membership

Not sure how many people know about this, but if you are an avid museum visitor, this will be pure bliss. It’s a year’s membership that allows entrance to tons of museums across the country. For students, it’s $35 annually for as many visits as you care to make. It means you don’t have to fiddle around with crowded Friday free-entry nights. You purchase the membership through the American Association of Museums (AAM). I sent my application out with a check and a copy of my student ID. I got an e-mail confirmation, which will act as a temporary place holder for my card, which is supposed to come in the next month. I can get in free at MOMA, the American Folk Art Museum, The Studio Museum in Harlem, the Jewish Museum and a plethora of other places in the city. The membership also includes a discount at some museum stores. Some of the museums aren't free however, prices are often reduced. In Miami you can get into Vizcaya, MAM, MOCA, the Jay I. Kislak Foundation and the Jewish Museum – all for free.  In some cases, you’ll also be able to get free subscriptions to museum newsletters and magazines.  Just going once to the four New York museums that I mentioned above would have cost me about $30 at the student price. Now I can visit multiple exhibits and never spend more than $35. So nice.

Reminder: This weekend, October 1 & 2, Museums on Us Bank of America Program.