Every member enjoys these great benefits!
Access
Exhibitions
- Free admission to special exhibitions*
- Previews of special exhibitions
Discounts
- 10% discount in the Museum Shop and restaurants
- 25% discount on Museum Studies
- Quarterly Member Appreciation Days with member-only tours and double discounts
- Discounts on continuing education courses and membership at the Gene Siskel Film Center
*Access is subject to museum hours and exhibition capacity.
Membership Levels
All of our membership levels are family friendly! Each level includes admission for all children 18 and under in the member household.**
Individuals living 100 miles or more outside of Chicago are eligible for 10% off Member, Member Plus, and Premium Member levels.
Member
- $80 one year
- $150 two years
- Admission for two adults
- Subscription to the Art Institute’s Member Magazine
Member Plus
- $125 one year
- $235 two years
- Admission for four adults
- Second member card
- All Member benefits
Premium Member
- $175 one year
- $325 two years
- Admission for six adults
- Reciprocal privileges to 15 art museums
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
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Missouri)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Saint Louis Art Museum
The Toledo Museum of Art
Vancouver Art Gallery
Walker Art Center (Minneapolis)
- Invitation to annual after-hours exhibition celebration
- All Member Plus benefits
Student
- $40 one year
- Admission for two adults and e-communications **
**Student memberships do not include admission for children 18 and under.
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Lionhearted Levels
The Lionhearted levels offer members additional benefits and opportunities to support the museum and its mission.
Lions Council
- $500 one year
- Admission for six adults
- Private insider tour of the museum for member and nine guests—call (312) 443-3504.
- Invitation to annual champagne brunch
- Half-priced gift memberships
- All Premium Member benefits
Lions Roundtable
- $1000 one year
- Admission for eight adults
- Recognition in Annual Report
- Invitation to annual season opening event
- Invitation to annual “Around the World in 80 Minutes” travel reception
- Complimentary issue of Museum Studies
- All Lions Council benefits
Lions Circle
- $1400 one year
- Admission for eight adults
- Invitation to A. James Speyer Lecture, featuring a noted contemporary artist
- Invitation to annual behind-the-scenes event
- Select opportunities to participate in Sustaining Fellows’ activities
- All Lions Roundtable benefits
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Sustaining Fellows Levels
The Sustaining Fellows are the Art Institute’s premier giving society providing annual unrestricted support. For information, please call (312) 499-4109.
Sustaining Fellows
- $2,500–$4,999
Please note: The Sustaining Fellows entry level will increase from $1500 to $2500 on July 1, 2009. Join or renew today at $1500 and save.
- Free, unlimited admission for 8 adults to the museum and to special exhibitions
- Fellows—Debuts Fall 2009!
Access the new private Sustaining Fellows lounge for relaxation, featuring intimate programming with curatorial and museum staff. Amenities include private restrooms and check room, light hospitality, and the camaraderie of other Sustaining Fellows. Exhibition catalogues, Art Institute publications, and leading art journals and magazines will also be available for your reading pleasure.
- Invitations to exclusive Sustaining Fellows events including:
- Exhibition openings, private showings, and curatorial overviews
- A behind-the-scenes event, relating to a special exhibition or unique aspect of the museum
- Exclusive travel opportunities for two individuals on director or senior curator-escorted and customized tours
- Two issues of Museum Studies, the Art Institute’s in-depth scholarly publication; one desk calendar, to be redeemed in Fellows
- First-time members receive a copy of The Art Institute: The Essential Guide
- Recognition on the wall of donors in the museum’s Columbus Drive lobby and in the Art Institute’s Annual Report
Bronze Sustaining Fellows
- $5,000–$9,999
- Invitations to exclusive Bronze level events including:
- The Forum: A Day of Art and Ideas at the Art Institute: Annual day-long curatorial seminars, dinner and keynote address by a prominent visiting scholar
- Conversations with the Director: Informal state-of-the-museum presentations and Q&A with President and Eloise W. Martin Director James Cuno
- Specialized curator lectures
- The School of the Art Institute’s Annual Bare Walls Art Auction
- One exhibition catalogue (selected by the museum) to be redeemed in Fellows.
- Includes all benefits of Sustaining Fellows.
Silver Sustaining Fellows
- $10,000–$24,999
- Invitations to exclusive Silver level events including:
- Reserved lecture seating and dinner with President and Eloise W. Martin Director James Cuno and Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series featured speaker
- VIP events with director and curators
- A curator-led, behind the scenes tour of a specialized area of the museum
- A special exhibition press preview event
- Two exhibition catalogues (selected by the museum) to be redeemed in Fellows
- Priority reservations for all Sustaining Fellows events and travel programs
- Preferred seating (with reservations) at select Fullerton Hall lectures
- Includes all benefits of Bronze level and below.
Gold Sustaining Fellows
- $25,000–$49,999
- Invitations to exclusive Gold level events including:
- A private tour of the museum with the director
- An exclusive private tour of a special exhibition with the organizing curator
- Opportunities to join the director at private luncheons and dinners with visiting artists, scholars, and distinguished guests.
- Includes all benefits of Silver level and below.
Platinum Sustaining Fellows
- $50,000 and above
- Invitations to exclusive Platinum level events including:
- All exhibition openings and special events
- Tour of a private collection with the director
- Private dinner with director and the chairman of the board
- Includes all benefits of Gold level and below.
- If you are interested in supporting the Sustaining Fellows at the Platinum Level, please contact the office of Sustaining Fellows at (312) 499-4112.
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