Institute Membership

Join the Auckland Museum Institute and enjoy the benefits and advantages of membership to an organisation that has been supporting Auckland Museum for over 140 years. 

The Institute operates the Friends of Auckland Museum and has been the Auckland Branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand since1868 .  These partnerships provide rich opportunities to participate in Museum life, and to hear from excellent local and international speakers on a broad range of topics. In addition to lectures, we organise field trips, family events and behind-the-scenes opportunities.  Members receive early notification of Museum, Institute and Royal Society events via regular email updates and offers, enabling preferential and discounted booking.

Friends receive these exclusive entitlements: 

 Exclusive Invitations  Voting Rights  Affiliate Benefits

Auckland Museum Institute Pricing Options

 Household

Up to two adults and up to 6 children at the same address. Children under 13 years automatically become members of the Stevenson Dinomites Club and enjoy advance notice of holiday programmes, priority booking, members’ discounts and invitations to exclusive Dinomites events.

  $70
 Individual Adult  $50

Concession:  Senior, Student, Volunteer

  $35
Kids Plus - membership for a child under 13  $35
Group  POA

All memberships are annual and include GST. 
Download this application form to fill in and post back or click the "Join Now" button to join online.

 Click here to join

Once your application has been processed, your start-up pack will be sent to you. This contains the Museum Seasonal Guide, your membership card and your Members Lounge access card.

The Auckland Museum Institute operates Friends of the Auckland Museum®.  The Institute is a charitable entity founded in 1867 to inspire interest in science, literature and history, and is the Auckland Branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand.  It's elected council has the right to appoint four members of the Auckland Museum Trust Board.

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Friends of the Museum are entitled to early notification and preferential booking for popular events such as the Professor Lord Robert Winston Hood Fellowship Lecture in 2007.

Benefits Package

  • Discounts:
     -  to children’s activities
     -  to special exhibitions
     -  to most events and lectures
     -  10% at the Museum Shop
  • Early notification of events
  • Priority booking
  • Stevenson Dinomites Club
  • Museum What's Onl Guide
  • Invitations to Members Previews
  • Behind-the-scenes experiences
  • Members’ Lounge privileges
  • 15% off New Zealand Geographic
  • Voting Rights
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