Membership Benefits

All Members Receive:

  • Personalized membership card
  • Unlimited free admission to Mingei International Museum
  • 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.

Individual - $50.00

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 - $70.00

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 - $115.00

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