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Membership

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Text: 2012–2013 Season.

Our 2012–2013 Season

Exhibitions, Activities, Events

So much to see and do you'll need to visit again and again!

There are loads of benefits when you join the Canadian Museum of Nature, including access to more than 300 museums around the world.

Check out what we've got planned for the 2012–2013 season!

All prices are for one year and include applicable taxes.

Principal Memberships

New! Discounted Memberships

National Membership

If you live more than 100 km from the museum, you are eligible for 20% off the price of membership.

Other-Museum Membership

If you are a member of one or more of the other national museums in Ottawa and Gatineau (see below), you are eligible for 20% off the price of membership at the Canadian Museum of Nature:

  • Canada Agriculture Museum
  • Canada Aviation and Space Museum
  • Canada Science and Technology Museum
  • Canadian Museum of Civilization
  • Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
  • Canadian War Museum
  • National Gallery of Canada.

Membership Prices

Principal-Membership Category Regular-Price Membership National Membership Other-Museum Membership
Family
2 adults, and children ages 17 and younger, living at the same address		 $99 $79.20 $79.20

Grandparent
2 adults living at the same address, and their grandchildren ages 17 and younger

 $99 $79.20 $79.20
Adult
Ages 18–64		 $75 $60 $60
Student
Ages 18–64 with a student-identification card		 $60 $48 $48
Senior
Ages 65+, with a senior-identification card		 $60 $48 $48
Daycare
1 adult and any 5 children		 $90 $72 $72

Supporting Memberships

A supporting membership comprises a donation and a membership purchase:

  • Choose the Regular-Price Membership that you'd like to purchase (e.g., Family, Daycare, etc.)
  • Identify the total amount you'd like to pay—from $250 to $1000—for your membership plus a donation
  • We'll send you a tax receipt for the donation portion of your total
  • National Memberships and Other-Museum Memberships do not apply.

Supporting members qualify for special benefits, according to their membership level.

Supporting-Membership Level Total
(Donation + Membership Purchase)
Contributing Membership $250–$499
Sustaining Membership $500–$1000

Gift Memberships

To purchase a membership as a gift, please contact us directly.

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New Member

Renewal

  • Renew your membership by phone, fax, email or letter (see the contact info below)
  • or renew online (fill out the online form as though you are a new member; we will match the renewal to your existing membership).

Payment Methods

  • At the museum: Cash, debit, VISA, MasterCard, American Express
  • Online: Cheque, money order, VISA, MasterCard.

Contact Our Membership Office

  • Email membinfo@mus-nature.ca
  • Phone 613.566.4271 or 1.800.263.4433 (toll-free in Canada and U.S.A.)
  • Fax 613.364.4013
  • Write
    Membership Services
    Canadian Museum of Nature
    P.O. Box 3443, Station D
    Ottawa, Ontario
    Canada K1P 6P4
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