Membership at a local museum offers perks year-round: free admission, early registration opportunities for high-demand public programs (including summer camps), discounts at sublime museum stores and cafes, etc.
Less obvious, but maybe as important, is that a museum membership supports your favorite museum’s mission. Curators, archivists, historians, educators, registrars, catalogers, preparators, front-of-house staff and other museum professionals craft gallery experiences, execute engaging public programs and preserve all the artwork and artifacts.
Your friends, neighbors, bowling or barstool buddies and parent-group allies working these professions are all essential players in the New Orleans cultural economy. Think of a museum website’s “support” button as a digital tip jar paying toward the preservation of our history, arts and culture.
A museum membership’s value expands exponentially each August, when the New Orleans & Company Museum Month promotion opens the doors of dozens of institutions. All month long, one museum membership provides free admission for two at 30 or so participating institutions…