- The Institute for Human Science and Culture is supported primarily through the financial gifts of visitors, foundations, and other donors. By subscribing to an annual Friends of the Center membership program, you are helping us to:
- Inventory, photograph, research, and preserve our collections;
- Employ our small but essential staff of professionals;
- Employ student assistants, support student internships, and host graduate assistantships;
- Purchase supplies that support fully hands-on education for UA students;
- Create and host original public exhibitions, programs, and digital resources.
The Institute is part of the Cummings Center, a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization. All Membership levels are valid for a one-year period.
Membership Levels
Individual Friend - $50
Includes the following benefits:
- A personalized Friend of the Institute membership card
- Free admission to the Institute galleries and the National Museum of Psychology for one adult
- Personal e-invitations to Institute events
- Annual Cummings Center Member Newsletter
- Named recognition in the annual Cummings Center Member Newsletter
- 10% discount on regularly priced merchandise at the Cummings Center Museum Store
- Access to virtual events
Student - $25
Includes the following benefits (available to current college and university students):
- A personalized Friend of the Institute membership card
- Free admission to the Institute galleries and the National Museum of Psychology for one adult
- Personal e-invitations to Institute events
- Annual Cummings Center Member Newsletter
- Named recognition in the annual Cummings Center Member Newsletter
- 10% discount on regularly priced merchandise at the Cummings Center Museum Store
- Access to virtual events
Family - $100
Includes the following benefits:
- A personalized Friend of the Institute membership card
- Free admission to the Institute galleries and the National Museum of Psychology for two adults and unlimited children under 18 living at the same address
- Personal e-invitations to Institute events
- Annual Cummings Center Member Newsletter
- Named recognition in the annual Cummings Center Member Newsletter
- 10% discount on regularly priced merchandise at the Cummings Center Museum Store
- Access to virtual events
Smithsonian Friend - $70
Includes all of the benefits of an Individual Friend membership, plus the following:
- Smithsonian magazine (one-year subscription, 12 issues)
- A personalized Smithsonian Affiliate branded membership card
- Free admission at Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City
- 10% discount to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Reciprocal Admission / discount benefits at participating Smithsonian Affiliates
- Additional Smithsonian benefits are subject to change and can be found on Smithsonian.com
Friend PLUS - $100
Includes all of the benefits of an Individual Friend and Smithsonian Friend membership, plus the following:
- Free member admission during regular museum hours to participating NARM institutions (representing over 1,000 cultural institutions across the U.S.)
- Member discounts at museum shops
- Discounts on concert and lecture tickets
- For more information, visit the NARM membership website