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Membership Information

The Museum of Nature & Science is the remarkable result of a successful merger of the Museum of Natural History, The Science Place and the Dallas Children’s Museum.

Membership is a great way to explore the Museum of Nature & Science. As a member you receive the following basic membership benefits:

  • Free admission to the Museum’s exhibition halls for one year
  • Discounted admission to TI Founders IMAX and Planetarium shows
  • Free subscription to Explorations, the Museum of Nature and Science newsletter
  • Discounts on birthday parties, science workshops, summer/spring break camps and purchases made in the Museum of Nature and Science Museum Store and Café
  • Invitations to exhibit previews and exclusive Member-Only events
  • Reciprocal admission to more than 200 science museums through the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
  • Member window decal
Individual $60 [ Purchase ]
Basic membership benefits for one (1) member and a guest

Student $40 [ Purchase ]
Receive all basic membership benefits for one (1) student. Please provide proper student identification.

Family $ 90 [ Purchase ]
Receive all basic benefits for admission of two (2) adults and all children/grandchildren 18 and younger living at home.

Family Plus $150 [ Purchase ]
Receive all basic benefits for admission of three (3) adults and all children/grandchildren 18 and younger living at home.

  • Membership in Kids Club, a partnership between Dallas Children’s Theatre, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Zoo and Museum of Nature & Science. By joining Kids Club, your family receives special discounts from all four organizations.
  • Two (2) vouchers of admission to MNS exhibition halls, TI Founders IMAX Theater, and Planetarium
  • Subscription to Smithsonian Magazine
  • Reciprocal admission to the Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History exhibition halls and the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in Mc Kinney, Texas
Bailey Society $200 [ Purchase ]
Receive all Family benefits for admission of two (2) adults and all children 18 and younger living at home.

The Bailey Society is a forum for young professionals who wish to learn more about the natural and man-made world and socialize with others interested in the environment, science and technology.
  • Two (2) vouchers of admission to MNS exhbition halls, TI Founders IMAX Theater, and Planetarium
  • Subscription to Smithsonian Magazine
  • Reciprocal admission to the Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History exhibition halls and the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in Mc Kinney, Texas
Inventor $250 [ Purchase ]
Receive all Family Plus benefits plus
  • Two (2) additional vouchers of admission to MNS exhibition halls, TI Founders IMAX Theater, and the Planetarium
Naturalist $500 [ Purchase ]
Receive all Family Plus benefits plus
  • Four (4) additional vouchers of admission to MNS exhibition halls, TI Founders IMAX Theater, and the Planetarium
  • An invitation for two (2) to a VIP event
Explorer $1000 [ Purchase ]
Receive All Family Plus benefits plus
  • Six (6) additional vouchers of admission to MNS exhibition halls, TI Founders IMAX Theater, and the Planetarium
  • An invitation for two (2) tickets to the Annual Chairman Dinner
  • Invitations for two (2) to VIP events