Membership at The Children’s Museum entitles you to a number of special benefits, including free unlimited visits to The Children’s Museum and Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton, Connecticut.  Some membership levels also give you FREE admission to 200 Science Centers through The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), and 100 additional Children’s Museums (ACM) worldwide! Click these links to discover what museums honor ASTC (www.astc.org/Passport) and ACM (www.ChildrensMuseums.org) memberships. Your membership also means that you are helping to support a community treasure with an important educational mission.

Membership Benefits and Options

Member Benefits	Supporting Membership $250	Family Plus Membership  or Grand-parent Plus Membership $110	Family Membership  or Grand-parent Membership $75	1 + 1 Membership $50
Free General Admission to The Children’s Museum and Roaring Brook Nature Center: 2 adults named on card and all children under age 12 in household or grandchildren
Free General Admission to 200 Science Centers throughout the world
Free General Admission to 100 additional Children’s Museums throughout the world
Free General Admission for 1 adult and 1 additional person (child or adult) to The Children’s Museum and Roaring Brook Nature Center
$1.00 off admission for each guest
Discounts on Birthday Parties, Vacation Science Programs and Workshops
Invitation to Member only special events
10% Discount at The Children’s Museum Explore Store and Roaring Brook Gift Shop
Tax Deductibility
Free General Admission for 2 guests per visit
Discount to Planetarium Shows
Free Admission to Gengras Planetarium Shows

Five easy ways to join...

• Join online now.
  
  
• Call us at 860-231-2830, ext. 12 or 56.
  
  
• Mail the Membership Application – download a copy of our application and mail to: The Children’s Museum, Membership, 950 Trout Brook Drive West Hartford, CT 06119.
  
  
• Fax the completed application to 860-232-0705.
  
  
• Visit the Museum.

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Gift memberships are available at The Children’s Museum. For more information on Gift Memberships, please contact the Membership Department at (860) 231-2830, ext. 12 or email ADrakes@thechildrensmuseumct.org.

Library Membership

Did you know that the Children's Museum offers memberships to libraries? Contact your local library to see if they have a pass you can borrow to visit the Children's Museum and check out our latest exhibits!

The pass allows you to enjoy both The Children’s Museum and Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton.

Library Memberships cost $ 100 each. A Library Membership card is sent to the subscribing library for patrons to check out, as they would books. Each card provides one free admission with every paid admission per visit to The Children’s Museum and Roaring Brook Nature Center (a limit of 4 free admissions per pass, for a total of 8 guests).

For information on purchasing a Library Membership, please contact the Membership and Development Department at (860) 231-2830, ext. 12 or email the Membership Coordinator.

Gift Memberships

Gift memberships are available for purchase On-Line, or by calling the Membership Department at (860) 231-2830 x12 or 56, or by emailing ADrakes@thechildrensmuseumct.org.  Click to download and print out a fill-in gift certificate (PDF) to include with your gift card or package.  Please note that a permanent card will be sent in the mail.  This certificate is not a valid membership card.

Realtor Closing Gift Program

Families will more than appreciate the value of your real estate services when you present them with the gift of a one year Family membership to the Children’s Museum,  Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton, and 200 reciprocal Science and Technology Centers around the world!  The Children’s Museum offers a closing gift Family Membership to Realtors for $55 (regular $75).  To take advantage of this offer, contact the Membership Manager at 860-231-2830 x12 or email ADrakes@thechildrensmuseumct.org .

Corporate Membership

The Children’s Museum invites you to become part of an exciting adventure! Join the growing number of businesses that support our educational mission and provide tangible benefits for their employees.

For information on becoming a Corporate Member, please contact the Membership and Development Department at (860) 231-2830, ext. 45 or email the Corporate Membership Coordinator.

All corporate members receive:

• FREE admission for all employees to the Children's Museum and Roaring Brook Nature Center (with company identification). This does not include employee family members
• $1.00 off the exhibit admission price for each additional guest at The Children’s Museum and the Roaring Brook Nature Center
• 15% Discount on the purchase of family memberships for your employees to the Children's Museum and Roaring Brook Nature Center
• 10% discount for all employees in the Explore Store and the Roaring Brook Store (with company identification)
• Invitations to Children's Museum special events and exhibit openings
• Reduced room rental rate for corporate functions
• Up to 10 subscriptions to the Children's Museum's newsletter

Rates for Corporate Membership are based on the number of employees in the company:

The Children’s Museum is pleased to have the following companies as Corporate Members: