Membership & Sponsorship

Family Packages * Corporate Packages * Groups * The Gift of Fun


Gifts at The Children’s Museum - Give the Gift of FUN!

Contributions & Year-End Tax Deductions The Children’s Museum is a 501c3 nonprofit institution. Admission fees cover only about 30% of its annual expenses, so the Museum relies on the generosity of corporations, foundations, and its patrons for most of its funding each year. We receive no funding for operating costs from the city, the county, the state, or the federal government. Please help with a tax-deductible gift via our secure shopping cart. To discuss your contribution, please call Director Marlene Brown at (315) 724-6129 or email her.

Memberships make Great Gifts! You can give a family a gift they will enjoy throughout the whole year! All Children’s Museum Memberships include free admission to our Museum for 12 months! Check out our various member categories below, download our membership application, purchase memberships and other gifts via secure shopping cart, (we'll then send you your membership card(s), or call us at (315) 724-6129.

Get Your Company Involved! The Museum offers several venues for Corporate Giving that provide benefits for your company and employees. These programs include corporate sponsorship, corporate membership and corporate in-kind gifts. Check out our Sponsorship page for options, call Executive Director Marlene Brown at (315) 724-6129 or 853-1318 or email her.

If you choose not to contribute via our secure shopping cart, Please send gifts to:
The Children’s Museum
Fund the Future Donation
311 Main Street
Utica, NY 13501

Daily Rates

Admission of $9.00 per person lets you enjoy our 4 floors of interactive exhibits plus any activities going on that day. Members and under 1 year of age are free. Reduced member admission for some special events.

Family Rates

One Grandparent with One Grandchild Membership OR One Single Parent with One Child Membership to the Museum is only $100 per year, and includes Free admission for 1 grandparent and 1 grandchild in that household, mailing of our newsletter with all new programs and events, and admission to participating youth museums (see below).

Family Membership to the Museum is only $150 per year, and includes all of the above, plus Free admission for 2 adults & up to 2 children in that household, and includes our newsletter, and special mailings of all new programs and events, and admission to participating youth museums (see below).

Family Membership Plus to the Museum is only $175 per year, and includes all of the above, plus Free admission for 2 adults & up to 5 children in that household. It also includes our newsletter, and special mailings of all new programs and events, and admission to participating youth museums (see below).

Family Membership Plus Plus to the Museum is only $195 per year, and includes all of the above, plus Free admission for 2 adults & up to 8 children in that household, plus parents. It also includes our newsletter, and special mailings of all new programs and events, and admission to participating youth museums. (and you get two membership cards, one for both parents)

Family Membership Plus Grandparents to the Museum is only $225 per year, and includes all of the above, plus Free admission for 2 adults & up to 5 children in that household, PLUS grandparents. It also includes our newsletter, and special mailings of all new programs and events, and admission to participating youth museums. (and you get two membership cards, one for parents, one for grandparents)

Guests: if, as a member, you wish to bring guests in with you, their admission fee is a reduced $6. each

Duplicate or Lost cards: for an additional $10. in each category, you can get a duplicate card for the other partner in that household and/or for the babysitter of that household. If you lose your card, we can replace that for you for a $10. fee.

Please keep your card handy to show at the front window when you enter the museum.

NOTE: as with most other organizations, members are charged a reduced admission fee for special events.

Thank you. Enjoy our Children’s Museum as we continue growing in what we offer you!

 

Download Family Membership Form *** Collaborative Museums

Corporate Rates

$500: T-Rex Corporate Membership - includes 1 free one-year family membership, plus recognition in the Museum entrance and on our website's Sponsor Page.
$750: Velociraptor Corporate Membership - includes 2 free one year family memberships, plus recognition in the Museum entrance, in our newsletter & on our website's Sponsor Page.
$1000: Brontosaurus Corporate Membership - includes 3 free one-year family memberships, 2 complimentary tickets to our Anniversary Gala, plus recognition in the Museum entrance, in our newsletter & on our website Sponsor Page.
$2500: Triceratops Corporate Membership - includes 4 free one-year family memberships, 4 complimentary tickets to Anniversary Gala, plus recognition in the Museum entrance, in our newsletter & on our website's Sponsor Page.
$5000: Diplodocus Corporate Membership - includes 5 free one-year family memberships, 6 complimentary tickets to Anniversary Gala, plus recognition in the Museum entrance, in our newsletter & on our website's Sponsor Page.
$10,000: Oviraptor Corporate Membership - includes 10 free one-year family memberships, 16 complimentary tickets to Anniversary Gala, plus recognition in the Museum entrance, in our newsletter & on our website's Sponsor Page.

Check out our current Sponsors * Download Corporate Membership Form

Enrichment/Groups

The Children's Museum offers special group rates for enrichment programs. For groups of 15 or more, pre-booked, the rates to visit the Museum are $6.50 for each child with one adult chaperone free for every six children, and $7.00 for groups of 15 or more that includes an Educational Program taught by one of our educators. Call us at 315-724-6129 or Email us to book your group.

Met Life Foundation

A grant from the Met Life Foundation (MLF) helped fund the initial design of our website.

NYS Council on the Arts

The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) brings artistic programs to NYS



The Children's Museum of History, Living History, Science & Technology
311 Main Street, Utica, NY 13501
Tel: 315-724-6129
* Web: www.museum4kids.net

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