MNHS membership is the best way to create your very own historic adventure. Members get the best deal in history with free general admission and discounts on events, purchases, and more at our historic sites and museums for a full year.
Membership benefits
Membership benefits
- Free general admission and a 20% discount on ticketed events at all MNHS historic sites and museums in Minnesota
- 10% discount at all MNHS museum stores and at shop.mnhs.org
- Members-only discounts on...
- All books published by MNHS Press
- Copies of historic photos and documents from MNHS collections
- Services in the Gale Family Library
- Minnesota History Center parking
- Subscriptions to...
- Award-winning Minnesota History magazine and MNHS programs and events magazine
- MNHS email updates on upcoming programs, events, special offers and more
- New exhibit preview parties and members-only events year-round
- Time Travelers reciprocal benefits at nearly 250 historical societies nationwide
- A portion of your MNHS membership is tax deductible.
Available discounts
$5 teacher discount — I'm a K-12 teacher, administrator, or homeschooler
$5 senior discount — I'm age 65+
Membership levels
Membership levels
Household - $79 per year
- Membership benefits for 2 named adults + kids under age 18 in household, or grandchildren
Individual Plus - $69 per year
- Membership benefits for 1 named adult
- Admission for 1 additional guest
Household Plus - $99 per year
- Membership benefits for 2 named adults + kids under age 18 in household, or grandchildren
- Admission for 2 additional guests
Supporting memberships
Supporting memberships
- Membership benefits for 2 named adults + kids under age 18 in household, or grandchildren
- Admission for 3 additional guests outside household
- Invitation to annual Conversation With a Curator event
- Invitation to annual Members-Only Access event
- Recognition in Annual Report
- Invitation to Behind-the-Scenes collections tours
North Star Circle
North Star Circle
North Star Circle members each contribute at least $1,200 annually to MNHS general operations, and their leadership and generosity help make MNHS one of the largest and most respected organizations of our kind in the country.
North Star Circle members help MNHS expand its efforts to preserve Minnesota’s past, share its powerful stories, and connect people with history.
