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Members enjoy free admission and exclusive benefits

Met Net: $70

Members-only emails and special online benefits

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  • One Membership card for free unlimited admission for one to the Museum and The Cloisters
  • Discount on Audio Guides and parking
  • Access to the Members-only section of metmuseum.org
  • Members only emails with advance notice of exhibitions, programs, events, and special offers
  • 10% discount in The Met Store and online, plus seasonal Double Discounts
  • Access to the Members Dining Room overlooking Central Park
  • Members-only Shopping Days when the Museum is closed to the public, with special exhibition viewings, complimentary Audio Guides, and receptions

Within the limits prescribed by law, $56 is tax deductible.

Individual: $100

*Invitations to special exhibition previews begin at this level

All the benefits of Met Net Membership, plus:

  • Invitations to previews of four selected exhibitions during Museum hours
  • Invitation to a daytime preview of the spring Costume Institute exhibition
  • One Membership card for free unlimited admission for one
  • Quarterly illustrated Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin and Members Calendar
  • Announcements of subscription concerts and lectures and Travel with the Met programs
  • Summer rental of four elegant rooms for private parties

Within the limits prescribed by law, $56 is tax deductible.

Family/Dual: $200

Free admission for two adults and Members' children

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All the benefits of Individual Membership, plus:

  • Two Membership cards for free unlimited admission for two and Members' children through the age of 18
  • Free Members-only weekend lectures
  • Exclusive subscription art classes for children
  • Invitation to subscribe to the annual Summer Fête dinner dance

Within the limits prescribed by law, $156 is tax deductible.

Sustaining: $550

Evening exhibition viewings and receptions

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All the benefits of Family/Dual Membership, plus:

  • Free unlimited admission for four guests when accompanied by the Member
  • Invitations to additional previews for selected special exhibitions
  • Invitations to evening receptions and private viewings of selected special exhibitions
  • Subscribe to the Holiday Reception: Lighting of the Christmas Tree and Viewing of the Neopolitan Baroque Crèche
  • Subscribe to the Holiday Gala Dinner at The Cloisters
  • Guest cards for the Members Dining Room
  • Exclusive subscription education programs for adults
  • Year-round rental of four elegant rooms for private parties
  • Reciprocal membership with fifteen other major art museums across the country

Within the limits prescribed by law, $398 is tax deductible.

National & International

Associate: $60

A special Membership for our out-of-town supporters

  • One Membership card for free unlimited admission for one to the Museum and The Cloisters
  • Email invitations to previews of four selected special exhibitions
  • Access to the Members Dining Room overlooking Central Park
  • Discount on Audio Guides and parking
  • 10% discount in The Met Store and online, plus seasonal Double Discounts
  • Quarterly illustrated Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin and Members Calendar
  • Announcements about upcoming Travel with the Met programs
  • Summer rental of four elegant rooms for private parties
  • Members only emails with advance notice of exhibitions, programs, events, and special offers
  • Access to the Members-only section of metmuseum.org
  • Members-only Shopping Days when the Museum is closed to the public, with special exhibition viewings, complimentary Audio Guides, and receptions

Within the limits prescribed by law, $16 is tax deductible.

Friend: $275

Make the Met your home away from home

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All the benefits of Associate Membership, plus:

  • Two Membership cards for unlimited admission for two
  • Free unlimited admission for four guests when accompanied by the Member
  • Email invitations to evening receptions and private viewings of selected special exhibitions
  • Year-round rental of four elegant rooms for private parties
  • Complimentary Audio Guides
  • Complimentary Engagement Calendar

Within the limits prescribed by law, $215 is tax deductible.

Supporting Memberships

Contributing: $1,200

Evening viewing and reception on The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden

Benefits of Sustaining Membership, plus:

  • Additional selected evening receptions and private viewings of exhibitions in advance of viewings for Sustaining Members
  • Evening viewing of the spring Costume Institute exhibition and reception on The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
  • Private reception exclusively for Contributing and Donor Members

Within the limits prescribed by law, $836 is tax deductible.

Donor: $2,000

Spring Garden Party at The Cloisters museum and gardens

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Benefits of Contributing Membership, plus:

  • Spring Garden Party at The Cloisters museum and gardens
  • Afternoon Tea in the Patrons Lounge for a fee, by reservation only, for a party of up to eight

Within the limits prescribed by law, $1,578 is tax deductible.

Patron: $9,000

Special evening program with the Museum's Director

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Benefits of Sponsor Membership, plus:

  • Special evening program and reception with the Museum's Director
  • Additional exhibition reception exclusively for Patron Members

Within the limits prescribed by law, $7,807 is tax deductible.

Patron Circle: $13,000

Private tour of a collection or exhibition and invitations to press preview days

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Benefits of Patron Membership, plus:

  • Private tour of a collection or special exhibition, by appointment, with complimentary beverages in the Patrons Lounge, by reservation
  • Complimentary rental of an elegant private dining room
  • Invitations to most special exhibitions on press preview days
  • Complimentary Audio Guides

Within the limits prescribed by law, $11,275 is tax deductible.

President's Circle: $20,000

Exclusive event with the Museum's President

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Benefits of Patron Circle Membership, plus:

  • Private event with the Museum's President
  • Special behind-the-scenes events with Museum curators
  • Exclusive concierge services for all Museum programs
  • Complimentary Afternoon Tea for four in the Patrons Lounge

Within the limits prescribed by law, $17,955 is tax deductible.