$2 off admission. Home to one of the finest collections of folk art and the work of contemporary self-taught artists from the US and abroad, the American Folk Art Museum presents exhibitions and programs that explore America’s artistic and cultural heritage.

2-for-1 admission to galleries. The Asia Society produces a variety of programs relating to the diverse countries of Asia, including major art exhibitions, publications, workshops, lectures, films and performances.

20% off adult admission. The second largest fine arts museum in the United States, with more than one million works of art. Permanent collections include Egyptian, Asian, African, Native-American, Decorative Arts, European and American paintings.

$1 off admission per person up to four people. An innovative learning space for families with children 0-12 encouraging social skills, self-expression and language development through hands-on exhibitions, art, music, storytelling and performances.

Complimentary admission to the China Institute Gallery. China Institute is a non-profit cultural and educational institution that promotes the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of Chinese civilization, and provides the historical context for understanding contemporary China.

2-for-1 admission. An interactive, hands-on history and science museum for all ages. The museum boasts an exquisite scrimshaw collection as well as New York state’s only fully equipped 19th century whaleboat. Located in the charming waterside community of Cold Spring Harbor, filled with shops and restaurants, the Whaling Museum is a wonderful destination for anyone looking for something enjoyable, educational and unique.

$2 off the price of admission; 10% off first-time membership. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The museum was founded in 1897 by Amy, Eleanor and Sara Hewitt - granddaughters of industrialist Peter Cooper. The museum has been a branch of the Smithsonian since 1967.

2-for-1 admission; 10% off Museum Shop purchases. El Museo’s galleries and museum shop are closed for renovation and will reopen Fall, 2009. El Museo looks forward to extending a very warm welcome to THIRTEEN Members. Visit www.elmuseo.org for updates and details concerning our special programming and the highly anticipated grand reopening with the exhibition, “Nexus New York.” In the interim, look for special programs in El Museo’s Teatro Heckscher and educational activities throughout the year. Call us at 212-831-7272 or sign up for newsletters at enews@elmuseo.org.

2-for-1 admission; 10% off first-time membership Fraunces Tavern Museum, where George Washington said farewell to his officers at the close of the America Revolution, emphasizes the history of the tavern and lower Manhattan during the Revolutionary War period.

2-for-1 adult admission; 10% gift shop discount. Museum and Historic Site. Oldest standing Jewish dwelling founded in 1714 by Luis Gomez and home to Revolutionary Patriot Wolfert Acker; gentleman farmer William Henry Armstrong, Roycrofter artisan/paper historian Dard Hunter, and social activist Martha Gruening.

Free admission. Offer is valid at the following Historic House Trust sites: Edgar Allan Poe Cottage and Valentine Varian House in the Bronx, Old Stone House and Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum in Brooklyn, Dyckman Farmhouse and Morris-Jumel Mansion in Manhattan, Kingsland Homestead and King Manor Museum in Queens and the Alice Austen House in Staten Island.

$10 off one adult admission for Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate; 50% off one adult admission for Historic Hudson Valley. A network of sites that includes Washington Irving’s Sunnyside, Tarrytown; Philipsburg Manor and Union Church of Pocantico Hills, Sleepy Hollow; Van Cortland Manor, Croton-on-Hudson; Montgomery Place Estate, Annandale-on-Hudson.

2-for-1 regular village admission; $1 discount for each show in our Tavern Concert series (January through April - Saturday evenings). Historic Richmond Town is New York City’s historic village and museum complex. Visitors will see historically furnished interiors and explore museum exhibits.

2-for-1 admission. ICP is the premier museum and school devoted exclusively to photography - past, present and future. Changing exhibitions explore the entire spectrum of image-making from photojournalism to contemporary art. State-of-the-art digital labs and darkrooms serve 5,000 students each year. There is a bookstore, library and café.

15% off general admission up to 2 people. May not be combined with any other offer. The new Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a unique journey through spectacular interactive exhibits and virtual, multi-sensory technology. Located at the new, park-like Pier 86, the complex boasts 30 restored aircraft, former USS Growler submarine and the British Airways Concorde.

$1 off admission. A non-collecting institution dedicated to the visual arts as a vital force for life-long learning. The diverse exhibition schedule transcends categories, highlighting artistic disciplines, cultures and historical periods. Amongst a stand of magnificent Norwegian spruce trees, the Sculpture Garden provides refuge and visual pleasure. The Katonah Museum also offers outdoor concerts, “artful” parties, international travels and trips to other museums and private collections.

$2 off admission up to six people. Offer cannot be combined; not valid during school breaks or holidays. The Children’s Museum’s 40,000-square-feet offers families ample opportunity to play and learn together. Experience interdisciplinary work-shops, coupled with family-focused performances.

One complimentary admission with the purchase of one regular priced admission of equal or greater value. Three exhibition buildings featuring permanent and revolving exhibits on American art and history, plus the largest collection of horse-drawn vehicles in the U.S.

10% off admission for same day tickets only. Not valid for advance ticket sales. 10% gift shop discount. Presents the history of urban immigrant life on New York City’s Lower East Side through guided tours of a partially restored 1863 tenement, area walking tours, film presentations, and evening Tenement talks.

Contributors save $8 on the All Access Pass! Present your THIRTEEN MemberCard using the code “13″. Cannot be combined with any other offer or advanced ticket purchases. Sing, dance and mingle with over 200 wax celebrities in 85,000 square feet of entertainment in Times Square. From Marilyn to Madonna to Miley, there is a star for every generation. Who do YOU want to meet??

$2 off admission; 15% off Pickman Museum Shop.The Museum presents 20th and 21st century Jewish history utilizing personal objects and individual stories. Award-winning special exhibitions, dynamic programs, and Andy Goldsworthy’s Garden of Stones complete your visit.

10% gift shop discount.
The Museum of the City of New York embraces the past, present, and future of New York City and celebrates the city’s cultural diversity.

25% off adult admission; 10% museum shop discount. The nation’s only museum dedicated to film television and digital media is undergoing a major expansion and renovation. Galleries may be closed at times due to construction. Call or visit our website for updates.

2-for-1 admission; 10% gift shop and bookstore discount. Fine arts museum in historic Gold Coast mansion, 145-acre property with Sculpture Park, Miniatures Museum, walking trails, gardens, pinetum and rare specimen trees.

$2 off general admission. Founded in 1825, the National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts is a tri-partite institution featuring an honorary artist association, a museum, and a school of fine arts to “foster awareness, appreciation, teaching, and professional practice of art in America.” With works ranging from John Singer Sargent to Chuck Close, the Academy’s permanent collection is one of the most prominent collections of American art in the country.

2-for-1 admission; 10% off first-time Family/Dual Membership; 10% gift shop discount on purchases over $10. Presents 20th-century American and European art, African art, changing work by contemporary artists, and related programming and events.

10% discount on New Museum publications at the New Museum store.The New Museum of Contemporary Art is the premier contemporary art museum in New York City. The Museum recently opened a new, state-of-the-art facility on the Bowery.

2-for-1 Admission plus 10% discount in the Museum Store and Museum Café. The first cultural institution in New York, the New-York Historical Society presents groundbreaking exhibitions and lively public programs that reveal the dynamism of history and its influence on the world of today.

Free admission. 10% discount in museum shop. The museum features exhibitions of contemporary art often related to local culture and history. On permanent display is the Panorama of the City of New York, the world’s largest architectural scale model.

$2 off admission (audio tour included). Housing one of the world’s most important collections of Himalayan art, RMA exhibits paintings, textiles, and sculptures, and offers a variety of programs for visitors of all ages.t.

$2 off admission. Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece of modern architecture is home to one of the world’s finest collections of modern and contemporary art, plus extraordinary special exhibitions.

$2.00 off general admission; 10% off Bowne & Co., Stationers and Museum Gift Shop. The museum is part of an 11 block historic district. The museum consists of galleries, historic ships and a 19th century print shop.

50% off admission. This hands-on museum, on the grounds of an 80-acre cultural center, encourages a child’s natural curiosity. Exciting exhibits and workshops are based on themes in the arts, humanities, and sciences.

$1 off admission. Brooklyn Children’s Museum provides hands-on learning adventures in science, the arts and world cultures through innovative exhibitions, interactive programs and multicultural performances for families.

$1 off admission on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Experience gilded age New York at this celebrated Fifth Avenue mansion, which houses one of the most important private collections of Western fine and decorative arts in the world. Bellini, El Greco, Gainsborough, Rembrandt, Renoir, Titian, Turner, Valazquez, Vermeer, Whistler and many others as well as French Royal Furniture, porcelain, sculpture.

2-for-1 admission, 10% off first time membership. Recognized by The New York Times as “one of the primary small museums in the country.” The permanent collection features fine art from the 16th to 21st century, with an ever changing schedule of exciting traveling exhibitions.

Free Admission. 10% discount on all The Hispanic Society publications and merchandise. Founded in 1904 by Archer M. Huntington, this museum and library is dedicated to the culture of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. The collection spans four millennia, including decorative arts, sculpture, 200,000 manuscripts, 250,000 research books, and paintings by El Greco, Velazquez and Goya.

2-for-1 admission. Westchester’s largest museum. Changing art exhibitions, permanent Red Grooms installation, restored Victorian Hudson River home, weekend planetarium shows and a gallery devoted to the study of the Hudson River.

50% off admission. Widely admired for its exhibitions and education programs that inspire people of all backgrounds and ages, the Museum is the preeminent U.S. institution exploring 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture.

50% discount on Adult $7 admission; 10% discount at the gift shop; $5 off a family membership of $50; 20% discount on one’s first visit to the gift shop. The NYC Police Museum has preserved the rich history of the NYPD. The museum honors all men and women who have served in the most prestigious police department in the world, and the special place they occupy in NYC history.

2-for-1 regular admission; 10% discount on museum gifts, books and Akari items only. Created by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), The Noguchi Museum opened in 1985, presenting a comprehensive collection of the artist’s works in stone , metal, wood and clay, as well as models for public projects and gardens, dance sets and Akari Light Sculptures. The Museum is housed in thirteen galleries within a converted factory building and encircles a garden containing major granite and basalt sculptures.

2-for-1 admission; 10% off Museum Store purchases. The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for black artists locally, nationally, and internationally and work that has been inspired and influenced by black culture. It is a site for the dynamic exchange of ideas about art and society and active audience engagement.

$2 off admission. The leading advocate of 20th and 21st century American art. An essential forum for artists since its founding in 1930, the Whitney continues to exhibit the most promising and influential American artists.

Free admission, 10% gift shop discount; 10% discount on museum presented events. The museum’s commitment to showing the work of both emerging and established artists has helped build a reputation as a force for contemporary art in New Jersey.

2-for-1 adult admission. Built in 1772 by William Livingston, the first elected governor of New Jersey. This 23-acre estate with a fifty room fully furnished mansion was lived in by seven generations of the Livingston/Kean family until 1995 and traces two hundred years of American history. Enjoy afternoon tea each Wednesday.

Free admission; 10% gift shop discount. From fossils to fine art, Native American tools to fine silver, quilts to comets, prehistoric to the future — a galaxy of experiences for the entire family.

Free admission for up to four people per visit; 10% off gift shop purchases over $5; 10% off all special events. Timeline, oral history theater and resource center, help visitors understand the events that took place at home and abroad during this tumultuous time in history.

2-for-1 admission; 10% off gift shop purchases. Founded in 1909 by John Cotton Dana, the Newark Museum is the largest museum in New Jersey. The Museum celebrates its centennial in 2009/10 with a year-long schedule of enlightening art exhibitions, world class collections of arts and natural science, planetarium shows and special events.

2-for-1 admission; 10% gift shop discount. This National Historic Landmark is a classic Gothic Revival “Cottage” designed by architect William H. Ranlett in 1847. The furnishings reflect the late Victorian lifestyle of the Rosencrantz family, its owners for 163 years. The house has a very impressive provenance, incorporating an 18th century stone dwelling visited by General George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and the Marquis de Lafayette.

2-for-1 regular admission. Not valid for Park Bench admission. 10% store discount. Renowned for a fine collection of American and Native American art and artifacts.

2-for-1 admission; $3 off general public ticket price to The Bickford Theatre; 10% gift shop discount on purchases over $10.One of New Jersey’s foremost museums featuring performances and exhibitions in the arts, sciences, and humanities.

50% off general admission; 10% off in gift shop. This National Historic Landmark is the 30 acre park-like estate of designer, Gustav Stickley. A massive log house, which was the Stickley family home, is one of the most significant buildings of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Open year-round as a historic house museum.

2-for-1 admission; 10% gift shop discount. Located on the historic Cos Cob Harbor, the site features circa 1730 National Historic Landmark Bush-Holley House, home of Connecticut’s first art colony. Guided tours feature historic interiors and an American impressionist art collection. The William Hegarty Gallery presents history and art exhibits about the art and artists of the Cos Cob art colony, museum collections and Greenwich history.

2-for-1 admission; 10% off first-time Family Membership; 10% gift shop discount on purchases over $10. This jewel of a museum presents 12 changing exhibitions annually exploring diverse art, cultural and natural science topics. Permanent galleries offer world-class minerals and environmental displays.

$2 off adult admission. The museum educates, excites and engages visitors in the exploration of science, technology and ideas through interactive experiences that promote new insights.