Every member receives these great benefits!
- Unlimited access to the museum and all special exhibitions*
- Advance notice of exhibitions and events
- Member-Only Previews for special exhibitions
- A subscription to Member Magazine and the museum’s e-newsletter
- Member Appreciation Days with member-only activities and double discounts
- Invitations to member-only travel programs
- Admission to the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, one of the largest art research libraries in the world
- Discounts at the museum, the School of the Art Institute, and the Gene Siskel Film Center, and more.
*Access is subject to museum hours and exhibition capacity.
Explore membership levels using the chart below.
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Family |
Museum Associate |
Alliance |
Alliance Council |
Alliance Roundtable |
Sustaining Fellow |
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$90 |
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$500 |
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| Complimentary Individual Gift Membership |
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| **Family membership includes entry for one member, one guest, and all member children 18 and under. |
Individual
- $70 one year
- $130 two years
- Free admission for member and one guest to the museum and all special exhibitions
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Interested in bringing up to five guests with you, attending private viewings of special exhibitions, or receiving reciprocal membership at 15 museums nationwide? Try a Museum Associate membership!
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Family
- $90 one year
- $165 two years
- Free admission for member, one adult, and all of member’s children 18 and under to the museum and all special exhibitions
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Interested in bringing up to five guests with you, attending private viewings of special exhibitions, or receiving reciprocal membership at 15 museums nationwide? Try a Museum Associate membership!
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Museum AssociateBest Value!
- $150–$249 one year
- Free admission for member and five guests to the museum and all special exhibitions
- Reciprocal membership privileges—such as free admission and shop discounts—at 15 art museums nationwide:
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of the Arts
High Museum of Art (Atlanta)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Missouri)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Saint Louis Art Museum
Toledo Museum of Art
Vancouver Art Gallery
Walker Art Center (Minneapolis)
- Invitation to one private viewing and reception for a special exhibition
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Interested in more private viewings of special exhibitions? Try an Alliance membership!
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Alliance
- $250–$499 one year
- Free admission for member and five guests to the museum and all special exhibitions
- Reciprocal membership privileges—such as free admission and shop discounts—at 15 art museums nationwide:
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of the Arts
High Museum of Art (Atlanta)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Missouri)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Saint Louis Art Museum
Toledo Museum of Art
Vancouver Art Gallery
Walker Art Center (Minneapolis)
- Invitation to three private viewing receptions for special exhibitions
- Private insider tour of the Art Institute for member and nine guests
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Interested in getting the first look at our special exhibitions? Try an Alliance Council membership!
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Alliance Council
- $500–$999 one year
- Free admission for member and five guests to the museum and all special exhibitions
- Invitation to Gallery Walk and Brunch
- Invitation to First Look receptions for selected special exhibitions
- Reciprocal membership privileges—such as free admission and shop discounts—at 15 art museums nationwide:
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of the Arts
High Museum of Art (Atlanta)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Missouri)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Saint Louis Art Museum
Toledo Museum of Art
Vancouver Art Gallery
Walker Art Center (Minneapolis)
- Invitation to three private viewing receptions for special exhibitions
- Private insider tour of the Art Institute for member and nine guests
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Interested in bringing up to seven guests with you or attending the annual A. James Speyer lecture? Try an Alliance Roundtable membership!
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Alliance Roundtable
- $1,000–$1,400 one year
- Free admission for member and seven guests to the museum and all special exhibitions
- Invitation to the A. James Speyer Lecture, featuring a noted artist
- Recognition in the Art Institute’s annual report
- Invitation to a behind-the-scenes event or tour
- Complimentary Individual gift membership to share with someone else
- Invitation to Gallery Walk and Brunch
- Invitation to First Look receptions for selected special exhibitions
- Reciprocal membership privileges—such as free admission and shop discounts—at 15 art museums nationwide:
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of the Arts
High Museum of Art (Atlanta)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Missouri)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Saint Louis Art Museum
Toledo Museum of Art
Vancouver Art Gallery
Walker Art Center (Minneapolis)
- Invitation to three private viewing receptions for special exhibitions
- Private insider tour of the Art Institute for member and nine guests
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Interested in attending exclusive travel programs or curator luncheons? Try a Sustaining Fellow membership!
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Sustaining Fellow, Sponsoring Member, Director’s Council, Sustaining Circle
- $1,500 and up
- For information about these membership levels, please call (312) 499-4109.
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Student
- $50 one year
- Free admission for member and one guest to the museum and all special exhibitions
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Students must provide a valid student ID to become a Student Member. Please mail or fax this form with a copy of your ID, or visit the information desk at the Michigan Avenue entrance of the museum.
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National Associate
- $65 one year
- $120 two years
- National Associate membership is reserved for those who live more than 100 miles outside of Chicago.
- Free admission for member and one guest to the museum and all special exhibitions
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Interested in bringing up to five guests with you, attending private viewings of special exhibitions, or receiving reciprocal membership at 15 museums nationwide? Try a Museum Associate membership!
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Tax Deductibility Information
For membership levels up to and including Alliance Roundtable, under current Internal Revenue Service Guidelines, the full amount of your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by current law. For Sustaining Fellows membership levels and above, please call (312) 499-4109 for tax deductibility information.
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