Affiliate Reciprocal Membership



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.


Guidelines for Affiliate Organizations Interested in Participating in the Reciprocal Membership Program

  1. Reciprocal privileges do not include mailings from other reciprocal organizations.
  2. There is no fee for Affiliates to add the reciprocal benefit to their membership offerings
  3. Participation in the reciprocal program continues on an annual basis from year to year. The program is limited to the Affiliate organizations’ Smithsonian Affiliate members only. To discontinue participation in the reciprocal program, the Affiliate must submit a written form to Affiliations in January in accordance to the annual cycle.
  4. Each Affiliate is responsible for marketing and promoting the Smithsonian Affiliate Reciprocal Membership information to its own members.
  5. To join the reciprocal network, complete the registration form and return by email to AffiliateMember@si.edu.
  6. For answers to our most frequently asked questions, please reference the Smithsonian Affiliate Reciprocal Program FAQs.

For more information about participating in the reciprocal program, email affiliatemember@si.edu

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Visit more than 50 Affiliates through the Affiliate Reciprocal Membership program

Simply present your Smithsonian Affiliate Membership card when visiting any of these participating Affiliates and enjoy special discounts and benefits.


Reciprocal Membership Member Benefits for Visitors to Affiliate Organizations

  • Free Admission for two
  • Member discounts on purchases made on the premises for concert and lecture tickets
  • Discounts in gift stores

Participating Affiliate Organizations

ARIZONA
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum (Bisbee)
Desert Caballeros Western Museum (Wickenburg)

CALIFORNIA
Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts (Alta Loma)
Western Science Center (Hemet)
(Temporarily closed) Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles)
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (Los Angeles)
San Diego History Center (San Diego)
(Temporarily closed) Museum of the African Diaspora (San Francisco)
(Temporarily closed) The Mexican Museum (San Francisco)
Museum of Sonoma County (Santa Rosa)

COLORADO
History Colorado (Denver)
Telluride Historical Museum (Telluride)

DELAWARE
Hagley Museum and Library (Wilmington)

FLORIDA
Bishop Museum of Science and Nature (Bradenton)
The Museum of Arts and Sciences (Daytona)
Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College (Lakeland)
HistoryMiami Museum (Miami)
Orange County Regional History Center (Orlando)
The Mennello Museum of American Art (Orlando)
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Sarasota)
Tampa Bay History Center (Tampa Bay)

GEORGIA
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History (Kennesaw)

HAWAII
Lyman Museum and Mission House (Hilo)

ILLINOIS
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center (Chicago)
Peoria Riverfront Museum (Peoria)

INDIANA
Conner Prairie Interactive History Park (Fishers)
Indiana Historical Society (Indianapolis)

IOWA
National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library (Cedar Rapids)
Putnam Museum and Science Center (Davenport)
Dubuque Museum of Art (Dubuque)

MAINE
Abbe Museum (Bar Harbor)

MARYLAND
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture (Baltimore)
Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry (Baltimore)

MASSACHUSETTS
USS Constitution Museum (Boston)
Springfield Museums (Springfield)

MICHIGAN
Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
Dennos Museum Center (Traverse City)

MINNESOTA
Bell Museum (Saint Paul)

MISSOURI
American Jazz Museum (Kansas City)

NEBRASKA
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum (Ashland)

NEVADA
Atomic Museum (Las Vegas)

NEW MEXICO
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (Albuquerque)

NEW YORK
The Rockwell Museum (Corning)
Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden (Staten Island)

NORTH CAROLINA
(Temporarily closed) North Carolina Museum of History (Raleigh)
Cape Fear Museum of History and Science (Wilmington)

OHIO
Cummings Center for the History of Psychology (Akron)
The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art and Technology (Newark)
Springfield Museum of Art (Springfield)

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma History Center (Oklahoma City)
Stafford Air and Space Museum (Weatherford)

OREGON
High Desert Museum (Bend)
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals (Hillsboro)
Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum (McMinnville)

PENNSYLVANIA
The African American Museum in Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia)

PUERTO RICO
Universidad Ana G. Mendez (Gurabo)
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (Santurce)

RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Historical Society (Woonsocket)

SOUTH CAROLINA
Coastal Discovery Museum (Hilton Head Island)

SOUTH DAKOTA
(Temporarily closed) South Dakota State Historical Society (Pierre)

TENNESSEE
Museum & Cultural Center at 5ive Points (Cleveland)

TEXAS
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History (Fort Worth)
National Museum of the Pacific War (Fredericksburg)
Space Center Houston (Houston)
The Health Museum (Houston)
International Museum of Art and Science (McAllen)
Ellen Noël Art Museum of the Permian Basin (Odessa)
(Temporarily closed) UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures (San Antonio)

VERMONT
Sullivan Museum and History Center (Northfield)

VIRGINIA
Birthplace of Country Music (Bristol)
Virginia Museum of Natural History (Martinsville)
Hermitage Museum and Gardens (Norfolk)

WASHINGTON
Whatcom Museum (Bellingham)
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (Spokane)

WEST VIRGINIA
Heritage Farm Museum and Village (Huntington)

WISCONSIN
Kenosha Public Museums (Kenosha)