There are more than 200 Affiliates in nearly every state, plus Puerto Rico and Panama. This page lists the full directory of organizations in association with the Smithsonian. If you are looking for organizations that offer reciprocal membership programs, please see the information to the right.
Printable list of Smithsonian Affiliates and Affiliations National Outreach Managers.
Affiliates participating in the Smithsonian Affiliate Reciprocal Membership Program are marked with an asterisk*
Alabama
Anniston, Alabama Anniston Museum of Natural History
Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Space and Rocket Center *
Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage Museum
Arizona
Bisbee, Arizona Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum *
Phoenix, Arizona Musical Instrument Museum
Scottsdale, Arizona Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West
Tucson, Arizona Arizona Historical Society
Tucson, Arizona Arizona State Museum
Wickenburg, Arizona Desert Caballeros Western Museum *
Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas Mid-America Science Museum *
Little Rock, Arkansas Historic Arkansas Museum
California
Alameda, California USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum
Alta Loma, California Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts *
Cerritos, California Cerritos Library
Downey, California Columbia Memorial Space Center
Hemet, California Western Science Center *
Long Beach, California Museum of Latin American Art
Los Angeles, California California African American Museum
Los Angeles, California California Science Center
Los Angeles, California Japanese American National Museum *
Los Angeles, California LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes *
McClellan Park, California Aerospace Museum of California
Palm Springs, California Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Sacramento, California California State Railroad Museum
San Diego, California Museum of Us
San Diego, California San Diego Air and Space Museum
San Diego, California San Diego History Center *
San Francisco, California Aquarium of the Bay
San Francisco, California Museum of the African Diaspora *
San Francisco, California The Mexican Museum *
Santa Rosa, California Museum of Sonoma County *
Colorado
Boulder, Colorado University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Denver, Colorado Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver, Colorado Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Denver, Colorado History Colorado *
Littleton, Colorado Littleton Museum
Telluride, Colorado Pinhead Institute
Telluride, Colorado Telluride Historical Museum *
Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Mystic, Connecticut Mystic Seaport Museum
Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware Hagley Museum and Library *
Florida
Bradenton, Florida The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature *
Daytona Beach, Florida The Museum of Arts & Sciences *
Kennedy Space Center, Florida Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Lakeland, Florida Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College *
Miami, Florida Florida International University
Miami, Florida HistoryMiami Museum *
Miami, Florida Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Orlando, Florida Orange County Regional History Center *
Orlando, Florida The Mennello Museum of American Art *
Sarasota, Florida Marie Selby Botanical Gardens *
St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay History Center *
Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Aquarium
Augusta, Georgia Morris Museum of Art
Cartersville, Georgia Booth Western Art Museum
Cartersville, Georgia Tellus Science Museum
Kennesaw, Georgia Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History *
Milledgeville, Georgia Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion
Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii Lyman Museum and Mission House *
Honolulu, Hawaii Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Illinois
Aurora, Illinois Schingoethe Center of Aurora University
Champaign, Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chicago, Illinois Adler Planetarium
Chicago, Illinois DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center *
Chicago, Illinois John G. Shedd Aquarium
Dixon, Illinois Northwest Territory Historic Center
Oak Brook, Illinois Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Peoria, Illinois Peoria Riverfront Museum *
Indiana
Fishers, Indiana Conner Prairie *
Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana Historical Society *
Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library *
Davenport, Iowa The Putnam Museum & Science Center *
Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque Museum of Art *
Dubuque, Iowa National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Grinnell, Iowa Grinnell College
Kansas
Hutchinson, Kansas Cosmosphere Inc.
Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky Kentucky Historical Society
Lexington, Kentucky International Museum of the Horse
Louisville, Kentucky The Frazier History Museum
Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana National World War II Museum
Shreveport, Louisiana Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
Maine
Bar Harbor, Maine Abbe Museum *
Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland Historic Annapolis
Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
Baltimore, Maryland Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry *
Baltimore, Maryland Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture *
College Park, Maryland The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)
Solomons, Maryland Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center
Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts USS Constitution Museum *
Framingham, Massachusetts Framingham State University
Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell National Historical Park
Plymouth, Massachusetts Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield Museums *
Michigan
Belleville, Michigan Michigan Flight Museum
Dearborn, Michigan Arab American National Museum
Detroit, Michigan Michigan Science Center *
East Lansing, Michigan Michigan State University Museum
Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon Museum of Art
Portage, Michigan Air Zoo
Traverse City, Michigan The Dennos Museum Center *
Minnesota
St Paul, Minnesota Bell Museum - University of Minnesota
Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri American Jazz Museum *
Kansas City, Missouri Union Station Kansas City, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri Saint Louis Science Center
Montana
Bozeman, Montana Museum of the Rockies
Helena, Montana Montana Historical Society
Nebraska
Ashland, Nebraska Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum *
Lincoln, Nebraska University of Nebraska State Museum
Omaha, Nebraska The Durham Museum
Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada Atomic Museum *
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Natural History Museum
New Hampshire
Portsmouth, New Hampshire Strawbery Banke Museum
New Jersey
Morristown, New Jersey Morris Museum
New Mexico
Alamogordo, New Mexico New Mexico Museum of Space History
Albuquerque, New Mexico National Museum of Nuclear Science & History *
Albuquerque, New Mexico New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Las Cruces, New Mexico City of Las Cruces Museum System
New York
Corning, New York The Rockwell Museum *
Flushing, New York Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts
New York, New York Center for Jewish History
New York, New York City Lore
New York, New York Museum of American Finance
New York, New York National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Staten Island, New York Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden *
Stony Brook, New York Long Island Museum
Tupper Lake, New York The Wild Center
North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina Sullenberger Aviation Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina Schiele Museum of Natural History
Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro History Museum
Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina Museum of History *
Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Wilmington, North Carolina Cape Fear Museum of History and Science *
Ohio
Akron, Ohio Cummings Center for the History of Psychology *
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati, Ohio National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Cleveland, Ohio Western Reserve Historical Society
Columbus, Ohio Ohio History Connection
Newark, Ohio The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art and Technology *
North Canton, Ohio National Inventors Hall of Fame
Springfield, Ohio Springfield Museum of Art *
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma History Center Museum *
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Science Museum Oklahoma
Weatherford, Oklahoma Stafford Air & Space Museum *
Oregon
Bend, Oregon High Desert Museum *
Hillsboro, Oregon Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals *
McMinnville, Oregon Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum *
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania National Museum of Industrial History
Doylestown, Pennsylvania Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle
Easton, Pennsylvania Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania The National Civil War Museum
Hershey, Pennsylvania Antique Automobile Club of America Museum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania African American Museum in Philadelphia *
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History *
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Senator John Heinz History Center
Strasburg, Pennsylvania Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Arecibo, Puerto Rico Arecibo Observatory / Angel Ramos Foundation Science and Visitor Center
Gurabo, Puerto Rico Universidad Ana G. Mendez *
Santurce, Puerto Rico Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico *
Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island International Tennis Hall of Fame
Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island Historical Society *
South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina South Carolina State Museum
Greenville, South Carolina The Children's Museum of the Upstate
Greenville, South Carolina Upcountry History Museum
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Coastal Discovery Museum *
Rock Hill, South Carolina York County Culture and Heritage Museums
South Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota South Dakota State Historical Society *
Vermillion, South Dakota National Music Museum
Tennessee
Cleveland, Tennessee The Museum and Cultural Center at 5ive Points
Clinton, Tennessee Museum of Appalachia
Jonesborough, Tennessee International Storytelling Center
Knoxville, Tennessee McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
Memphis, Tennessee Memphis Rock 'N' Soul Museum
Memphis, Tennessee National Civil Rights Museum
Oak Ridge, Tennessee American Museum of Science and Energy
Texas
Austin, Texas City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Dallas, Texas Frontiers of Flight Museum
Dallas, Texas Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Museum of Science and History *
Fredericksburg, Texas National Museum of the Pacific War *
Houston, Texas Space Center Houston *
Houston, Texas The Health Museum *
Irving, Texas Irving Arts Center
McAllen, Texas International Museum of Art and Science *
Odessa, Texas Ellen Noël Art Museum *
San Antonio, Texas The Witte Museum
San Antonio, Texas UTSA-Institute of Texan Cultures *
Waco, Texas Mayborn Museum Complex
Vermont
Northfield, Vermont Sullivan Museum and History Center *
Virginia
Bristol, Virginia Birthplace of Country Music *
Martinsville, Virginia Virginia Museum of Natural History *
Norfolk, Virginia Hermitage Museum & Gardens *
Salem, Virginia Miller's Museum
Washington
Bellingham, Washington Whatcom Museum *
Seattle, Washington Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Seattle, Washington Museum of History and Industry
Seattle, Washington The Museum of Flight
Seattle, Washington Wing Luke Museum
Spokane, Washington Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture *
West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia Heritage Farm Museum and Village *
Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha Public Museums *
Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Wyoming
Cody, Wyoming Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Powell, Wyoming Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
Panama
Panama City, Biomuseo
Panama City, Museo del Canal Interoceánico de Panamá
Smithsonian Affiliate Reciprocal Membership Program
The Smithsonian Affiliate Reciprocal Membership Program is a network of Smithsonian Affiliate organizations which have elected to participate in the reciprocal program and offer reciprocal benefits to other Smithsonian Affiliate members. Smithsonian Affiliate members from an Affiliate organization who present a current Smithsonian Affiliate membership card are entitled to benefits at participating Affiliate organizations. Visit the Affiliate Reciprocal Membership Program page for a map and more details.
Reciprocal Membership Member Benefits
- Free Admission for two
- Member discounts on purchases made on the premises for concert and lecture tickets
- Discounts in gift stores
Please note: Not all Affiliate organizations choose to participate in the Reciprocal Membership Program. Please be sure to check the list of participating organizations before visiting an Affiliate.
More than 50 Affiliates participate in the Smithsonian Affiliate Reciprocal Membership Program. Here are just a few. Click on the button above for a full list.