Friends of the Academy

Become a Friend of the National Academy Museum and experience a Museum in the best way possible. Members enjoy free yearly admission, plus exclusive exhibition previews, reciprocal membership at museums around the world, and valuable discounts at the Museum Stores.

With these benefits as well as special access to living American Artists, and the personal attention we give to our friend members, it is a unique experience that cannot be missed.

Join TODAY! To become member, click here to download a Membership Form.

Friends of the Academy Levels

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Fellow $2,500
BENEFITS INCLUDE a private tour for the Fellow and up to twelve guests followed by wine in the Director’s office overlooking Central Park
PLUS all benefits of the Benefactor level.
($2,285 TAX DEDUCTIBLE)

Benefactor $1,000
BENEFITS INCLUDE private tours of artists’ stu­dios,invitations to intimate dinners with the artists, participation in 19th Century special interest programs, acknowledgement as a major contributor in the Bulletin and on the Museum’s lobby donor board
PLUS all benefits of the Patron level.
($885 TAX DEDUCTIBLE)

Patron $500
BENEFITS INCLUDE complimentary exhibition catalogues, upon request
PLUS all benefits of the Sponsor level.
($415 TAX DEDUCTIBLE)

Young Patron $500
Art patrons age 25–40
BENEFITS INCLUDE invitations to social events, exclusive visits to private collections and artists’ studios, and complimentary exhibition catalogues, upon request
PLUS all benefits of the Sponsor level.
($415 TAX DEDUCTIBLE)

Sponsor $250
BENEFITS INCLUDE free exhibition catalogue, The Abstract Impulse, free unlimited museum admission for up to 5 accompanying guests
PLUS all benefits of the Contributor level.
($190 TAX DEDUCTIBLE)

Contributor $125
BENEFITS INCLUDE free unlimited membership for two people (two personalized cards provided) and for children under the age of 16, admission to over 30 museums in the art museum reciprocal network
PLUS all of the benefits of Individual level.
($85 TAX DEDUCTIBLE)

Individual $60/Dual
$80 BENEFITS INCLUDE free unlimited museum admission for one person (for Dual, 2 cards for two members receiving mail at the same address), invitations to exhibition openings, discounts on public programs, subscription to semi-annual Bulletin, 10% discount in museum shop, reciprocal admission privileges at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Neuberger Art Museum, and the Museum of American Art in Giverny, France.
(FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE)

Student/Educator/Senior $40
ALL OF THE BENEFITS of Individual level at a discounted price (for students and teachers with valid IDs and seniors over 65).
(FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE)


For more information, please email: friend@nationalacademy.org




Stephen Greene
Night, 1982
Oil on canvas, 30 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches
National Academy Museum, New York
(1983.8)


Contributor Level & Above
Enjoy Free Admission to the participating
Reciprocal Member Museums listed below:

Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, NY
The Frick Collection, New York, NY
The Morgan Library, New York, NY
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
The Denver Museum of Art, Denver, CO
Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, CT
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC
The Textile Museum, Washington, DC
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
The New Orleans Museum of Art, LA
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
The RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI


In addition, Individual Level Members and Above also receive reciprocal admission at the:

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Neuberger Art Museum, Purchase, NY
Museum of American Art in Giverny, France