Explore a unique San Diego County experience with these membership opportunities
Here’s a quick guide to all the best Museum memberships in San Diego County. Get free admission, digital guest passes, discounts on ticketed events and purchases from museum gift stores. Some museums offer Member Only programs, advanced class and summer camp registrations and more. Explore the all great benefits available by clicking on one of the FUN museums listed below.
Plus giving a gift membership is a great way to support Museums while also sharing your love of art, history, nature and FUN with someone who matters to you.
The Big Exchange
MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS!
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Get ready for BIG FUN during The Big Exchange coming May 1 – 18, 2023. It’s EASY! Just use your museum membership card to visit nearly 50 participating museums for FREE. Don’t have a museum membership? Perfect time to get yours!
The Big Exchange gives members of participating organizations reciprocal admission at more than 50 museums, historic sites, gardens, and more throughout San Diego County. Find out more and download a guide to all the participating museums here.
Balboa Park Museum Memberships
Balboa Park is known as the cultural heart of San Diego for a reason. Share the experience and FUN of art, history and science with a gift Membership at one or more of the seventeen Cultural Institutions located throughout the Park.
Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) at San Diego Museum of Art
Offering new perspectives on photography, film, and video.
San Diego Natural History Museum (The NAT)
Explore the natural wonders, both past and present of Southern California
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Climb aboard and appreciate the wonders of beautifully engineered imagination.
Women’s Museum of California
Educates and inspires present and future generations about the experiences and contributions of diverse women by collecting, preserving, and interpreting their stories.
Downtown San Diego Museum Memberships
Some of San Diego’s best museums are located in the downtown area! Take a look at this list of downtown (or near downtown) museums, and get your culture on with a Museum Membership!
Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton
Local history buffs will enjoy a trip back in time at this San Diego landmark house.
Junípero Serra Museum
This iconic regional landmark is located just above Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.
Coastal North County Museum Memberships
North County San Diego is brimming with culture and is home to some fascinating and fun museums that offer great membership programs.
Discover and play musical instruments & learn the story of how instruments were made, used, and sold.
The Garden features 37 acres, 29 gardens, and 5300+ plant species and varieties, representing 15 regions of the world.
North County (Inland) Museum Memberships
North Inland San Diego delivers a cultural experience featuring a variety of great destinations.
San Diego Archaeological Center
Learn the story of how people have lived in San Diego County for the past 12,000 years.
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) North
Museum & working studio with modern works in various media by internationally recognized artists.
San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum
Children learn about our world through exploration, imagination, and experimentation through hands-on science, art, and world culture activities.
East County Museum Memberships
East San Diego County boast plenty thought-provoking cultural experiences. and gift memberships let you explore the FUN all year long.
Journey to Julian to experience the California Wolf Center where you will meet our wild wolf ambassadors.
Heritage of the Americas Museum
The museum is filled with exquisite artifacts and specimens housed in four major wings.
La Mesa Depot Museum
The La Mesa Depot Museum is La Mesa, California’s oldest building in its original form and is the sole surviving San Diego and Cuyamaca Railway Station.
Transports you to another time when lemon orchards and packing houses were the lifeblood of Lemon Grove.
The Water Conservation Garden
Excellent exhibits and programs that promote water conservation and the sustainable use of related natural resources.
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
A must-see destination for railroad enthusiasts and for families seeking a memorable day trip.
Arts District Liberty Station / Pt. Loma Museum Memberships
This is the place where artists can showcase their craft in art, performance, design, fashion, culinary deliciousness, and more.
MCRD Command Museum
The Museum focuses on the history of the Marine Corps in the 20th and 21st centuries.
La Jolla Museum Memberships
La Jolla is home to incredible museums, outdoor sculptures and murals, and more. Memberships give you exclusive access and year-round free admission.
View a stunning variety of colorful marine life featured in more than 60 habitats.
Includes exhibitions, presentations, symposia, discussions, interviews, architecture tours, youth education and more exploring the history of La Jolla.
South Bay Museum Memberships
Experience dramatic sculptures, beautiful art, science, nature and more that capture the passion of the local artistic residents and the spirit of neighborhoods like Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City, San Ysidro, and Port of San Diego Bayfront. San Diego’s South Bay has some notable compelling art worth seeing.
Bonita Museum & Cultural Center
Dedicated to preserving, for public education and enjoyment, the culture, history, arts, crafts, and aesthetic facets of the region.
Living Coast Discovery Center
An intimate zoo and aquarium featuring the unique animals native to the Southern California coastline.
Coronado Museum Memberships
Who doesn’t love a drive over the iconic Coronado Bridge, with some of the best views in San Diego? Coronado Historical Association Members enjoy going on our docent-guided tours, attending exhibit openings, lectures and special events such as our annual Historic Home Tour. We have fun! Participating as a member is a great way to make new friends and meet neighbors. Our members are involved and contribute to the community. Best of all, you will be supporting one of the things we all love most about Coronado – our history.
