Membership
Do you share our love of textiles and world cultures? Join our global community as a museum member.
Your membership sustains our exhibitions, educational programming and hands-on training for the next generation of scholars and museum professionals. Members also enjoy the following benefits:
- Free admission to the museum
- Access to members-only programs
- Members-only email communications
- Discounts on purchases in the Artisans Gallery
- Insider updates on museum activities through the Museum Magazine
- Access to the latest textile scholarship published in The Textile Museum Journal
- Preview tours of our exhibitions before they open to the public
- Free or discounted admission at partner museums
- Opportunities for exclusive invitations to our exhibition receptions
For questions, contact Jordan Mangefrida, assistant director of membership and annual giving, at 202-994-5579 or [email protected].
Membership Levels
- Individual $60
- Free unlimited admission to the museum for one person*
- Virtual and in-person programs exclusively for members
- Video and in-person tours of new exhibitions led by museum curators
- Free or member-rate admission and shop discounts at participating college and university art museums (PDF)
- Quarterly member email newsletters with recommendations on textile-related books, events and exhibitions beyond Washington, D.C.
- Digital access to The Textile Museum Journal
- 10 percent discount on purchases in the Artisans Gallery
- Member rates on educational programs
- One-year subscription to the print Museum Magazine
*Admission at the museum is a suggested donation for non-members
- Fellow $125
- Free admission to the museum for members and their guests*
- Free or member-rate admission and shop discounts at more than 900 museums worldwide:
- College and University Art Museums Reciprocal Program (PDF)
- North American Reciprocal Museum Association (PDF)
- Reciprocal Organization for Associated Museums (PDF)
- Virtual and in-person programs exclusively for members
- Video and in-person tours of new exhibitions led by museum curators
- Quarterly member email newsletters with recommendations on textile-related books, events and exhibitions beyond Washington, D.C.
- Digital access to The Textile Museum Journal
- 10 percent discount on purchases in the Artisans Gallery
- Member rates on educational programs
- One-year subscription to the print Museum Magazine
*Admission at the museum is a suggested donation for non-members
- Supporter $250
- Free admission to the museum for members and their guests*
- Invitation for two people to attend exhibition receptions
- Print copy of the current volume of The Textile Museum Journal
- Free or member-rate admission and shop discounts at more than 900 museums worldwide:
- College and University Art Museums Reciprocal Program (PDF)
- North American Reciprocal Museum Association (PDF)
- Reciprocal Organization for Associated Museums (PDF)
- Virtual and in-person programs exclusively for members
- Video and in-person tours of new exhibitions led by museum curators
- Quarterly member email newsletters with recommendations on textile-related books, events and exhibitions beyond Washington, D.C.
- 10 percent discount on purchases in the Artisans Gallery, plus 15 percent off new exhibition catalogs
- Member rates on educational programs
- One-year subscription to the print Museum Magazine
Estimated fair market value of benefits is $90.
*Admission at the museum is a suggested donation for non-members
- Sponsor $500
- Free admission to the museum for members and their guests*
- A gift Individual membership to give a friend or relative
- Invitation for two people to attend exhibition receptions
- Print copy of the current volume of The Textile Museum Journal
- Subscription to the Museum Magazine, with recognition in the magazine’s annual list of museum supporters
- Free or member-rate admission and shop discounts at more than 900 museums worldwide:
- College and University Art Museums Reciprocal Program (PDF)
- North American Reciprocal Museum Association (PDF)
- Reciprocal Organization for Associated Museums (PDF)
- Virtual and in-person programs exclusively for members
- Video and in-person tours of new exhibitions led by museum curators
- Quarterly member email newsletters with recommendations on textile-related books, events and exhibitions beyond Washington, D.C.
- 10 percent discount on purchases in the Artisans Gallery, plus 15 percent off new exhibition catalogs
- Member rates on educational programs
- Option to pay membership in installments
Estimated fair market value of benefits is $90.
*Admission at the museum is a suggested donation for non-members
- Patron $1000
- Free admission to the museum for members and their guests*
- Recognition on the annual fund donor wall in the museum’s lobby
- Subscription to the Museum Magazine, with recognition in the magazine’s annual list of museum supporters
- Complimentary copy of new exhibition catalogs
- A gift Individual membership to give a friend or relative
- Invitation for two people to attend exhibition receptions
- Print copy of the current volume of The Textile Museum Journal
- Free or member-rate admission and shop discounts at more than 900 museums worldwide:
- College and University Art Museums Reciprocal Program (PDF)
- North American Reciprocal Museum Association (PDF)
- Reciprocal Organization for Associated Museums (PDF)
- Virtual and in-person programs exclusively for members
- Video and in-person tours of new exhibitions led by museum curators
- Quarterly member email newsletters with recommendations on textile-related books, events and exhibitions beyond Washington, D.C.
- 10 percent discount on purchases in the Artisans Gallery
- Member rates on educational programs
- Option to pay membership in installments
Estimated fair market value of benefits is $110.
*Admission at the museum is a suggested donation for non-members
The tax deductibility of your membership is the amount contributed minus the good faith estimate of the value of the benefits received. Tax deductibility varies by individual. Please consult your tax advisor for details.