Membership Benefits

All Members Receive:
  • Personalized membership card
  • Unlimited free admission to Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park
  • Invitations to complimentary exhibition preview parties and member events throughout the year
  • 10% discount on purchases in the Museum Store
  • Subscription to Communiqué, the member newsletter
  • Discounts of up to 50% on Museum programs and trips
  • Use of the Museum’s Art Reference Library
  • Full or partial tax-deduction

If this membership is a gift, please enter the recipient's address into the shipping address fields during checkout.

Student / Educator - $25.00
Individual benefits for one student or educator
Must present current student / teacher ID or proof of home educator status. Valid email address must also be provided as all Museum correspondence will be sent electronically.
Individual - $45.00
Benefits for ONE adult:
  • One personalized membership card
  • Two complimentary one-day guest passes
  • Discounts for one person on Museum programs and trips
Friends and Family - $60.00
Benefits for TWO adults:
  • Two membership cards; second card may be designated as a guest card and used throughout the year
  • Two additional one-day guest passes (four total)
  • Unlimited free admission for all member’s children and grandchildren under age 18
Contributor - $100.00
Friends / Family benefits, PLUS:
Sustainer - $250.00
Contributor benefits, PLUS:
  • Complimentary Museum admission for three adults on every visit
  • A complimentary copy of any one of Mingei International Museum’s publications View all publications
Patron - $500.00
Sustainer benefits, PLUS:
  • Complimentary Museum admission for four adults on every visit
  • A complimentary copy of any Mingei International books and videos produced during your membership year
  • One gift membership (Friends / Family level)
Director's Circle - $1,250.00
Patron benefits, PLUS:
  • Invitation to a complimentary annual dinner hosted by the Museum Director
  • Director’s Circle exhibition preview parties
  • Invitations to First Mondays @ Mingei, exclusive gatherings with the Museum Director, curators and other guest speakers, 6-8 times per year
  • One additional gift membership at Friends / Family level (two total)
  • Name listing on Museum foyer Donor Wall and in Mingei International books published during your membership year