Received a gift membership?

Activate your membership online and join Museum Members.

Discounts at our museums

• 10% discount at Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum shops
• 10% discount at Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum cafés
• Discounted rates at Melbourne Museum car park - scan your membership card (or temporary membership PDF on your phone) on exit at the closest pay station.
• Discounts on touring exhibitions tickets
• Discounted tickets for the Lightning Room and Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks
• Discounts for Royal Exhibition Building tours
• Discounted ticket prices at IMAX Melbourne

Free entry at partner venues

Your Museum Members card gets you free general entry at our interstate and international partner venues:

• Australian Museum (Sydney)⁴
• Australian National Maritime Museum (Sydney)⁵
• Discovery Science and Technology Centre (Bendigo)⁶
• Powerhouse Museum (Sydney)
• Questacon (Canberra)⁷
• Science Alive! (Christchurch, NZ)
• Science Centre (Brisbane)
• Science Centre (Wollongong)⁴
• SciTech Discovery Centre (Perth)
• South Australian Museum (Adelaide)⁸
• The Museums Discovery Centre (Castle Hill, NSW)
• Sydney Observatory (Sydney)
• National Museum Australia (Canberra)⁹

Reciprocal benefits are subject to change without advanced notice.

Special offers

Powershop

For every household that switches to Powershop through Museums Victoria, we receive a contribution and they'll shout you a 12 month Museums Victoria membership. Terms and conditions apply. Visit powershop.com.au/museumsvictoria or call Powershop on 1800 462 668.

Heide Museum of Modern Art

Heide Museum of Modern Art are offering Museum Members a 25% off discount on general entry to their museum. All you need to do is present your valid membership card at the ticket desk. Offer valid from 1 December 2018 – 28 April 2019.

Exclusive member-only events

Your membership gives you access to an array of previews, programs and events every year. We'll let you know about upcoming events via email and through our Discover magazine.

Supporting our museums

Your membership helps us preserve Victoria's State collection of more than 17 million objects for future generations to enjoy.

It also supports research activities of a team of scientists and historians and contributes to the development of new exhibitions and projects.

Other ways to join

• Call us on 13 11 02
• In person at Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks or Immigration Museum
• Download an application form 228.7KB .pdf file

Museum memberships are non-refundable and applications are subject to Museum Members terms and conditions.

Visited one of our museums in the last 7 days?

Upgrade your general entry ticket to a membership and only pay the difference. If you have visited one of our museums in the past 7 days and would like to upgrade your admission to a membership please call 13 11 02 (not available online).³

Lost your card?

Replacement cards cost $5 each and can be ordered over the phone by calling 13 11 02, or at the ticket desk of one of our museums next time you visit.

Contact us

Call 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected].

Museum membership applications are subject to Museum Members terms and conditions.

Disclaimers

¹ General entry excludes touring exhibitions, IMAX Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building events, Melbourne Planetarium and Lightning Room.

² Not available in conjunction with any other offers.

³ Upgrade cannot be processed online. Upgrade must be processed within seven days of your visit and must be done in person at any of our museums or over the phone by calling 13 11 02 (10am-4pm Monday to Sunday excluding Christmas Day and Good Friday). Proof of purchase required. Valid only for Museums Victoria entry tickets being upgraded to a Museums Victoria membership (excludes touring exhibitions, IMAX Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building events, special events, Melbourne Planetarium & Lightning Room).

⁴ Free entry available only to Museum Members residing outside of NSW.

⁵ Free entry to museum plus discount to ships/submarine berthed at museum.

⁶ Free entry available only for Museum Members residing outside of a 75Km radius of the Discovery Centre.

⁷ Free entry available only to Museum Members residing outside of a 100km radius of Questacon

⁸ Access to 50% discount off major ticketed exhibitions and 10% discount in Museum Shop and Museum Café for Museum Members residing outside of SA.

⁹ Free general entry, access to Friends ticket prices for exhibition entry, 10% discount in Museum Shop and Museum Café and entry into the Friends Lounge.

¹⁰Reciprocal benefits are subject to change without advanced notice.