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Special Memberships

The Museum offers affordable memberships for everyone

Foster Care Passport $50

We invite licensed child foster care families to join the Museum as Foster Care Passport members. Thanks to the generous support of major funders, your Foster Care Passport is available for the reduced annual price of $50. A copy of your state–issued foster care license is required with enrollment form.

Foster Care Passport Benefits:

• Unlimited admission for 12 months for two adults listed on the membership card and all children under age 18 residing in the household, both permanently and temporarily
• Discoveries bi–monthly newsletter and calendar
• Invitations to exhibit opening parties and special events
• Discounts on programs, seasonal events and Museum birthday parties

To receive an application, download our Foster Care Passport Enrollment Form, call 651–225–6004 or contact Membership online. Visiting the Museum? Just bring a copy of your foster care license and enroll at the Museum box office.

Child Care Passport – Reduced Admission Rate

We invite licensed home daycare providers to join the Museum as Child Care Passport members. With your Child Care Passport, you will receive special group rates to make Museum visits convenient and affordable. There are no reservations or minimum group size requirements

Childcare Passport Benefits include:

• Special reduced admission rate of $4.50 per child (age 1 and older) and free admission for children younger than 1. We have a minimum ratio of one adult (admitted free) for every four children. Additional adults are welcome at $4.50 per person.
• Discoveries bi–monthly newsletter and calendar

To receive an application, download our Child Care Passport Enrollment Form, call 651–225–6004 or contact Membership online. Visiting the Museum? Just bring a copy of your state daycare license and enroll at the Museum box office.

Access Program

Access Passports are available free of charge to families who qualify, based on income, thanks to the generous support of major funders, such as Ecolab Foundation, Medtronic, Xcel Energy, RBC Wealth Management, The Beim Foundation and others. Memberships expire after one year; members must reapply annually.

Download our Access Passport membership enrollment form:
• in English

• in Spanish (información en Español)

• in Somali

• in Hmong

Or, call 651–225–6004 or contact Membership online. Visiting the Museum? Just bring a copy of your proof of income and enroll at the Museum box office.

Qualifying families must provide a photocopy of their most recent federal or Minnesota tax return or assistance grant for the last three months as proof of income. (Please do not send original documents.)

Access Passport Benefits include:

• Unlimited free admission for 12 months for two adults listed on the membership card and all children under age 18 residing in the household permanently
• Subscription to Discoveries bi–monthly newsletter and invitations to special events.
• Invitations to exhibit opening parties and special events
• Discounts on programs, seasonal events and Museum birthday parties

Use the chart below to see if you are eligible for a free Access Passport membership:

How many people live in your household? (Count both adults and children)	If your income is less than this, you get a FREE membership
2 people	$18,200 per year $1,517 per month
3 people	$22,380 per year $1,907 per month
4 people	$27,560 per year $2,297per month
5 people	$32,240 per year $2,687 per month
6 people	$36,920 per year $3,077 per month
7 people	$41,600 per year $3,467 per month
8 people	$46,280 per year $3,857 per month