Join Museum Friends to receive exclusive benefits, from as little as $45 a year.
Where to find us
Friends Lounge
Lawson Cres, Acton Peninsula
Canberra ACT 2601
Membership enquiries
9.30am – 4.30pm weekdays
Phone +61 2 6208 5108
Email friends@nma.gov.au
Bookings
Weekdays
Phone +61 2 6208 5021
DreamWorks Animation special
Join Friends today and receive a free ticket to DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition. On show until 2 February 2020.
Membership benefits
Discounts
- 10% off at the Museum Shop and the Museum Cafe
- Discounted entry to major exhibitions
Exclusive offers
- Exhibition previews and behind-the-scenes tours
- Events including Book Club and Object Club
Free
- Access to our Friends lakeside lounge
- Access to Museum highlights tours
- The Museum magazine (one per membership)
- Regular Friends updates and other special offers
Additional members
- Add up to five additional people to your membership
- $15 for each extra adult
- $5 for each extra child
Mkids offers
- Mkids 3 to 12 years free or discounted entry to exhibitions and school holiday activities
Museum Friends Car Club
- Get up close and personal with the Museum's historic car collection
- Exclusive to Museum Friends
- Members opt in for $15 a year
More on the Museum Friends Car Club
Reciprocal benefits
Australian Museum
- Free general admission for members residing outside NSW
- 10% discount at the shop and rooftop cafe
- Access to the members lounge
Australian National Maritime Museum
- Free or discounted entry to major ticketed exhibitions
- 10% discount at the shop and cafe
- Access to the members lounge with complimentary refreshments
Powerhouse Museum
- Free general admission
- Access to the members lounge with complimentary refreshments
Museum of Tropical Queensland
- 10% discount on general entry
- 10% discount in museum shop
Museums Victoria
- Free general admission to Museums Victoria Museums including: Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks (excluding touring exhibitions), IMAX Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building events, Melbourne Planetarium and Lightning Room.
- Offer only available to members residing outside Victoria
Art Gallery of Western Australia
- Access to members lounge
South Australian Museum
- 50% off major ticketed exhibitions
- 10% discount at shop and cafe
- Offer only available to members residing outside SA
Present your Museum Friends card to receive these reciprocal benefits.
Update or renew your membership
Existing Museum Friends can renew or update a membership by:
- visiting the Friends Lounge 9.30am – 4.30pm weekdays
- Phone +61 2 6208 5108
- Email friends@nma.gov.au
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