MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Become an insider at San Jose Museum of Art!

Membership enriches your experience and creates a special connection between you and one of the region's premier cultural centers for visual arts. Members enjoy free admission every day, discounts, special privileges, lively social gatherings and more.

Your support as a member of San Jose Museum of Art helps us to present unique exhibitions, to maintain and expand our permanent collection and to share the exhibitions and collection with our community. We thank you for your generosity and commitment.

For information on the Museum's Council of 100 and Director's Council levels of membership please go to our gift opportunities page.

$50 INDIVIDUAL
Individual membership good for one cardholder only

  • One membership card for free admission for yourself and one guest
  • Invitations to exhibition previews and members-only events
  • Discounted tickets for programs and lectures
  • Subscriptions to Member newsletter and SJMA e-News
  • 10% discount in the Museum Store and Café

$65 YOUNG PROFESSIONAL
Individual membership good for one cardholder only

    All Individual benefits, plus...
  • Invitation to participate in special events for young art enthusiasts
  • Two one-time admission passes for friends

$75 DUAL/FAMILY
Dual membership for two cardholders and all children 17 and under

    All Individual benefits, plus...
  • Additional membership card that allows free admission for a second member and guest
  • Free admission for children age 17 and under
  • Family Art weekends
  • Reciprocal membership at 20 West Coast museums
  • Discount and priority enrollment for Kid's Summer Art Camp

$150 ART ADVOCATE


$300 CONTRIBUTOR

    All Advocate benefits, plus...
  • Invitation to exclusive VIP event
  • Free validated parking
  • Public recognition as an SJMA Donor
  • Invitation to annual brunch with the Executive Director
  • Four one-time admission passes for friends


PATRON LEVEL MEMBERSHIPS:

$600 BENEFACTOR

    All Contributor benefits, plus...
  • Invitations to VIP programs and events
  • VIP invitations to exhibition openings
  • One gift membership ($50 level) for a friend or family member

$1,000 COLLECTOR

    All Benefactor benefits, plus...
  • Complimentary exhibition catalogue
  • Invitation to a behind-the-scenes event
  • Opportunity to register for exciting day trips with key Museum staff to Bay Area art destinations

$2,500 CURATOR

    All Collector benefits, plus...
  • Invitation to the Council of 100 Annual Dinner
  • Recognition as a donor in the Museum Lobby

Members supporting the Museum at the $75 (Dual/Family) and above levels will are entitled to receive reciprocal membership benefits at museums in the WMG (Western Museums Group) reciprocal program. SJMA Members at the $150 (Advocate) levels and above will are entitled to receive reciprocal membership to the MARP (Museum Alliance Reciprocal Membership) and NARM (North American Reciprocal Membership Program) programs as well. Reciprocal benefits include free admission, discounts on purchases in the book/gift shops (made on the premises), and discounts on lecture and concert tickets equivalent to the discount received by members of that museum. A sticker(s) on your membership card allows you to take advantage of the reciprocal membership program.

** Please note that reciprocal privileges may be restricted for special ticketed exhibitions.

The following is a list of museums that participate in these two reciprocal membership programs:

Western Museums Group
Museum members at the $75 and above level are eligible for reciprocal membership at the following museums:

  • Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
  • Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
  • Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA
  • Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno, CA
  • Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
  • Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
  • Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA
  • Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
  • National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, CA
  • Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
  • Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
  • Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
  • San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
  • San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
  • Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Santa Cruz, CA
  • The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
  • The Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, CA
  • Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
  • UCR California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA
  • University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, CA

Museum Alliance Reciprocal Membership
Museum members at the $150 and above level are eligible for reciprocal membership at the following museums: (California museums are indicated in bold)

  • Albright-Knox Art Gallery, NY
  • Amon Carter Museum, TX
  • Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada
  • The Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
  • Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY
  • The Chrysler Museum of Art, VA
  • Cincinnati Art Museum, OH
  • Currier Museum of Art, NY
  • Guggenheim Museum, NY
  • High Museum of Art, GA
  • The Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN
  • Milwaukee Art Museum, WI
  • Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX
  • The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Can.
  • Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL
  • The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA
  • The Museum of Fine Arts, TX
  • New Orleans Museum of Art, LA
  • Norton Museum of Art, FL
  • Phoenix Art Museum, AZ
  • Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
  • San Jose Museum of Art, CA
  • Skirball Cultural Center, CA
  • Walker Art Center, MN
  • Wexner Center for the Arts, OH
  • Worcester Art Museum, MA

North American Reciprocal Membership
Museum members at the $150 and above level are eligible for reciprocal membership at the following museums: (California museums are indicated in bold)

  • Abbe Museum, ME
  • Academy Art Museum, MD
  • The Ackland Art Museum, NC
  • Akron Art Museum, OH
  • Albany Institute of History and Art, NY
  • Albright-Knox Art Gallery, NY
  • The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, CT
  • Allentown Art Museum, PA
  • American Textile History Museum, MA
  • Amon Carter Museum, TX
  • The Appleton Museum of Art, FL
  • The Arkansas Arts Center, AR
  • Arnot Art Museum, NY
  • ArtCentric, OR
  • Art Gallery of Hamilton, Can.
  • The Asheville Art Museum, NC
  • The Asian Art Museum, CA
  • The Asia Society, NY
  • Augusta Museum of History, GA
  • Austin Museum of Art - Downtown, TX
  • Austin Musuem of Art - Laguna Gloria, TX
  • Avampato Discovery Museum, WV
  • The Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
  • Bellevue Art Museum, WA
  • The Bermuda National Gallery
  • Blanton Museum of Art, TX
  • Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery, SC
  • Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL
  • The Boulder Musuem of Contemporary Art, CO
  • Brandywine River Museum, PA
  • Brevard Museum of Art and Science, FL
  • The Buder Institute of American Art, OH
  • Burchfield-Penney Art Center, NY
  • The Butler Institute of American Art, OH
  • C.M. Russell Museum, MT
  • California Historical Society Museum and Store, CA
  • California Palace of the Legion of Honor, CA
  • Canadian Museum of Civilization, Can.
  • Canadian War Museum, Can.
  • Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, IA
  • Center for Maine Contemporary Art, ME
  • Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, WI
  • Charles F. Lummis Home and Garden / Historical Society of Southern California, CA
  • Cincinnati Art Museum, OH
  • Cleveland Artists Foundation, OH
  • Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO
  • Columbus Museum of Art, OH
  • Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, TX
  • The Contemporary Museum, HI
  • Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts, CA
  • The Corcoran Gallery of Art, DC
  • Corning Musuem of Glass, NY
  • Craft and Folk Art Museum, CA
  • Crocker Art Museum, CA
  • Culture & Heritage Museum - Historic Brattonsville, SC
  • Culture & Heritage Museum - McCelvey Center, SC
  • Culture & Heritage Museum - Museum of York County, SC
  • The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, FL
  • Currier Museum of Art, NH
  • Dahesh Museum of Art, NY
  • Dallas Museum of Art, TX
  • The Dayton Art Institute, OH
  • Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, DE
  • Des Moines Art Center - Downtown, IA
  • The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, TN
  • Edison and Ford Winter Estates, FL
  • Ellan Sharp Museum of Art and History, MI
  • Everson Museum of Art, NY
  • Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC
  • Figge Art Museum, IA
  • Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN
  • Flint Institute of Arts, MI
  • Frazier Historical Arms Museum, KY
  • Frick Art & Historical Center, PA
  • Fuller Craft Museum, MA
  • The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Can.
  • Georgia Museum of Art, GA
  • Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, NM
  • Grand Rapids Art Museum, MI
  • Grant Wood Studio and Visitor Center, IA
  • Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, NC
  • Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
  • Gulf Coast Museum of Art, FL
  • Heard Museum, AL
  • Heckscher Museum of Art, NY
  • Henry Art Gallery, WA
  • Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, NY
  • The Hermitage Foundation Museum, VA
  • High Museum of Art, Folk Art and Photography Galleries, GA
  • High Museum of Art, GA
  • Historic Spanish Point, FL
  • The Hudson River Museum, NY
  • Hunter Museum of American Art, TN
  • Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN
  • Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, NM
  • Institute of Contemporary Art University of Pennsylvania, PA
  • Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, FL
  • James A. Michener Art Museum, PA
  • Janice Mason Art Museum, KY
  • Japanese American National Museum, CA
  • Jersey City Museum, NJ
  • John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, FL
  • Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art - University of Oregon, OR
  • Joslyn Art Museum, NE
  • Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, MO
  • Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, IL
  • Lakeview Museum of Arts and Science, IL
  • Louisiana State University Museum of Art, LA
  • The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, FL
  • Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, OK
  • Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, WI
  • The Mattress Factory, PA
  • McCord Museum, Can.
  • Memorial Art Gallery, NY
  • Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, TN
  • The Mennello Museum of American Art, FL
  • M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, CA
  • The Miami Art Museum, FL
  • Milwaukee Art Museum, WI
  • Mingei International Museum, CA
  • Mingei International Museum - North County, CA
  • The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN
  • Mint Museum of Art, NC
  • Mint Museum of Craft + Design, NC
  • Missoula Art Museum, MT
  • The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX
  • Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, AL
  • The Montclair Art Museum, NJ
  • Monterey Museum of Art at La Mirada, CA
  • Monterey Museum of Art, CA
  • Morris Museum of Art, GA
  • Muscarelle Museum of Art - College of William and Mary, VA
  • The Museum of African Culture, ME
  • Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Museum of Arts and Archaeology, MO
  • Museum of Arts & Design, NY
  • The Museum of Arts and Sciences, FL
  • The Museum of Biblical Art, NY
  • Museum of Contemporary Art - Denver, CO
  • Museum of Fine Arts, FL
  • The Museum of Latin American Art, CA
  • Napa Valley Museum, CA
  • Naples Museum of Art, FL
  • The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, NC
  • National Heritage Museum, MA
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC
  • The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, MO
  • Nevada Museum of Art, NV
  • The Newark Museum, NJ
  • Norfolk Arts Center, NE
  • North Carolina Museum of Art, NC
  • Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, WA
  • Oakland Museum of California, CA
  • The Ohr-O’Keefe, MS
  • Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OK
  • Orange County Regional History Center, FL
  • Orlando Museum of Art, FL
  • Pacifica Asia Museum, CA
  • The Parrish Art Museum, NY
  • Peabody Essex Museum, MA
  • Pennsylvania Museum of Fine Arts, PA
  • The Philbrook Museum of Art, OK
  • The Phillips Collection, DC
  • Price Tower Arts Center, OK
  • Racine Art Museum, WI
  • Rahr West Art Museum, WI
  • Reading Public Museum, PA
  • The RISD Museum, RI
  • Rochester Art Center, MN
  • Rubin Museum of Art, NY
  • The Saint Louis Art Museum, MO
  • Salvador Dali Museum, FL
  • Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, NY
  • Santa Barbara Musuem of Art, CA
  • The Shaker Museum and Library, NY
  • Sioux City Art Center, IA
  • SITE Santa Fe, NM
  • Skirball Cultural Center, CA
  • South Arkansas Arts Center, AR
  • Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, NC
  • Speed Art Museum, KY
  • Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute, MA
  • Tampa Museum of Art, FL
  • The Tennessee State Museum, TN
  • The Textile Museum, DC
  • Textile Museum of Canada
  • Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, NC
  • Umpqua Valley Arts Center, OR
  • University Art Museum, LA
  • University of Kentucky Art Museum, KY
  • University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI
  • University of Virginia Art Museum, VA
  • Utah Museum of Fine Arts. UT
  • Vero Beach Museum of Art, FL
  • Volcano Art Center, HI
  • Walker Art Center, MN
  • Weatherspoon Art Museum, NC
  • Wexner Center for the Arts, OH
  • Wichita Art Museum, KS
  • Worchester Art Museum, MA
  • Yellowstone Art Museum, MT
  • Yerba Buena Center of the Arts, CA

There are four easy ways to become a member:

 

  1. Join/renew/gift a Membership online now!
  2. Join onsite at the Admissions Desk or in the Museum Store
  3. Call the Membership Office at (408) 271-6867
  4. Pick up a brochure in the Museum and mail in the membership application!



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