Special Offers for Members

The benefits of Science Museum membership extend beyond the museum. In addition to great deals when you visit the museum, members receive discounts from local cultural organizations.

Museum Discounts

Members receive a 10% discount on purchases in the Explore Store. Most classes for adults, families, and children also offer special members-only discounts.

Other Organization Discounts

Bell Museum of Natural History offers Science Museum members a 20% discount on Bell Museum admission or $5 off an individual or household level membership to the Bell Museum. Must show valid Science Museum membership card. Discounts not available online. Call for more information, (612) 624-7083. Offer expires December 31, 2012.

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory offers Science Museum members a $10 discount on a Family/Grandparent level (or above) Como Friends membership. No other discounts apply. Must show valid Science Museum membership card. Discounts not available online. Como Friends member perks are listed here.

Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum offers $5 off Individual or Dual level membership and $10 off Sustainer or above membership. Call the Weisman Membership Office at (612) 626-5302.

Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth offers Science Museum members $5 off the purchase of a membership or $2 off tickets to the Great Lakes Aquarium just by showing your Science Museum membership card! For more information, call (218) 740-3474.

Minnesota Children's Museum offers Science Museum members $2 off single admissions (does not apply to events), or $10 off a Passport family membership. Not valid with any other offer or on previously purchased tickets. Must show valid Science Museum of Minnesota membership card. Expiration date: December 31, 2013.

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum offers $5 off a new individual or family membership. For more information, call (952) 443-1400. The Arboretum is the largest public garden in the Upper Midwest with more than 1,000 acres to enjoy in all seasons.

Minnesota Zoo offers Science Museum members $2 off adult and $1 off child/senior admission prices. Show your membership card along with a photo ID to receive your discount. Expiration date: December 31, 2013.

Stages Theatre Company offers Science Museum members $2 off each admission to any weekend performance at SteppingStone Theatre. Must show your current Science Museum membership card to receive discount. Not valid with other offers or discounts or for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! Offer expires August 4, 2013. Regular Prices: $12 youth/seniors, $15 adults. Our online rate is already reduced to $12 a ticket so the reduced price online would be $10 each. Online Code: SMM13.

SteppingStone Theatre offers Science Museum members $2 off each admission to any weekend performance at SteppingStone Theatre. Must show your current Science Museum membership card to receive discount. Online Code: SMM11. Not valid with other offers or discounts or for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! Offer expires July 29, 2012. Regular Prices: $11 youth/seniors, $14 adults.

Walker Art Center offers Science Museum of Minnesota members a $10 discount on any basic level membership, or a $2 discount on single admission tickets. Ticket offer valid only for gallery admission. To receive this discount membership rate, please call the Walker Membership Office at (612) 375-7655.

The Works, a hands-on science and engineering museum where kids explore how things work, offers Science Museum members 10% off The Works' family membership and 20% off The Works' general admission price. The Works is open to the public every Thursday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., plus additional hours during the summer and on school release days. Please present your Science Museum membership card to receive the discount.

Your Benefits Travel

Science Museum membership cards grant free admission to more than 290 museums worldwide through the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Passport Program. Special exhibits, planetariums, or theaters may not be included. To find a museum near your travel destination, visit the ASTC website.

Please note that museums within 90 miles of the Science Museum of Minnesota are excluded from this program.