Joining The Franklin through an upper level membership is an excellent way to combine membership benefits at one of the world’s most prestigious museums with a charitable gift that will help enrich the lives of thousands of children.
Upper level members represent a group of people who are highly committed to bringing science and technology learning to the largest audience possible. They help extend our reach far beyond the museum doorsteps by funding a multitude of initiatives and programs, which include the following:
- Free or reduced admission for 300,000 school children per year
- Educational Website (www.fi.edu)
- Funding to support the infrastructure necessary for blockbuster exhibits like Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination and Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah
Friends Circle: $300
Benefits:
- $122 is tax-deductible
- Free admission to the Science Museum, Mandell Center, and Fels Planetarium
for 2 adults, any 4 children, and 2 guests - Free SkyBike rides
- 12 complimentary passes the Tuttleman IMAX Theater *
- 12 complimentary Science Museum passes to share with friends, family and colleagues **
- 16 hours of complimentary parking in The Franklin’s onsite parking garage
- 10% discount in Museum gift shops and restaurants
- Free admission to more than 200 ASTC science museums
- Advance notice of special member events
- Special rates for Discovery Camp, birthday parties, Camp-In, and workshops
- One year subscription to Members’ News & Events
- Recognition in The Franklin Institute’s Annual Report
- Member discounts to The Franklin’s lectures and panel discussions
- Invitations to special IMAX previews and exhibit openings,
including the annual Family Summer IMAX event - *Please note that the IMAX passes are not valid for feature-length studio films. **Please note that separately ticketed special attractions are not included in the Science Museum passes.
- Patrons Circle: $500
Benefits: - $302 is tax-deductible
- Free admission to the Science Museum, Mandell Center, and Fels Planetarium for 2 adults, any 4 children, and 2 guests
- Free SkyBike rides
- 17 complimentary passes the Tuttleman IMAX Theater *
- 17 complimentary Science Museum passes to share with friends, family and colleagues **
- 16 hours of complimentary parking in The Franklin’s onsite parking garage
- 10% discount in Museum gift shops and restaurants
- Free admission to more than 200 ASTC science museums
- Advance notice of special member events
- Special rates for Discovery Camp, birthday parties, Camp-In, and workshops
- One year subscription to Members’ News & Events
- Recognition in The Franklin Institute’s Annual Report
- Two free tickets to one lecture or panel discussion in The Franklin’s Lecture Series
- Invitations to special IMAX previews and exhibit openings,
including the annual Family Summer IMAX event and at least one VIP exhibit opening per year - *Please note that the IMAX passes are not valid for feature-length studio films.
**Please note that separately ticketed special attractions are not included in the Science Museum passes.
For questions please contact:
Andria Ayer, Annual Giving Manager, by email at aayer@fi.edu or by Phone at 215.448.1339
Franklin Fact: 322,736 School Children Visiting in School Groups in 2007