Explorer: $85

• Free admission to the Sciencenter for one year for up to 2 adults and their children, all living in the same household*
• Free admission to over 325 ASTC science museums worldwide**
• 10% off Sciencenter Store purchases
• Discounts on birthday parties, Sciencenter Mini-Golf, and summer camp
• Invitations to members-only events
• Free enrollment for children in the Birthday Club
• Subscription to Sciencenter Spectrum and monthly eNews

Explorer Plus: $110

• Explorer level benefits
• Bring up to 2 guests with you each time you visit
• Allows 1 caregiver to escort your children to the Sciencenter

Explorer Premium: $155

• Explorer level benefits
• Bring up to 2 guests with you when you visit
• Allows up to 2 caregivers to escort your children to the Sciencenter
• 50% off admission for up to 6 people to over 200 ACM children’s museums
• 2 one-time admission coupons for you to give away
• 1 one-time Sciencenter Mini-Golf family pass
• 15% off Sciencenter Store purchases

Sustaining: $250

• Explorer Premium level benefits
• At this level, you fund a membership for a family in need through our Membership Access Program
• Recognition in the Sciencenter Annual Report

Grand Explorer: $110

• Explorer level benefits for grandparents
• Grandparents may bring their children and grandchildren for free

Grand Explorer Premium: $155

• Explorer level benefits for grandparents
• Grandparents may bring their children and grandchildren for free
• 50% off admission for up to 6 people to over 200 ACM member children’s museums
• 2 one-time admission coupons for you to give away
• 1 one-time Sciencenter Mini-Golf family pass
• 15% off Sciencenter Store purchases

Sustaining Grandparent: $250

• Grand Explorer Premium level benefits
• At this level, you fund a membership for a family in need through our Membership Access Program
• Recognition in the Sciencenter Annual Report

*Free admission for the household applies when the cardholder listed on the membership card is present when visiting.

**Please note: Some privileges may not apply at other museums – please call ahead before visiting. Also, please check thisASTC Passport Program list of participating science museums before you travel as museums opt in and out of ASTC membership annually. For more information about reciprocal admission and special arrangements with nearby museums, visit Reciprocal Admission on our Membership page.

ASTC Travel Passport Program

Sciencenter members receive free admission to more than 325 science museums worldwide through the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Travel Passport Program.

Museums located within 90 miles of the Sciencenter are automatically excluded from the reciprocity program. (A 90-mile limit has been established by ASTC to prevent regular visits to nearby museums by people who may have purchased only one membership.)

Please check this ASTC Passport Program list of participating science museums before you visit as museums opt in and out of ASTC membership annually.

Some Sciencenter membership privileges may not apply at other museums – please call ahead before visiting.

Special Arrangements with Nearby Museums

In addition to providing the ASTC benefit, the Sciencenter has made special reciprocal arrangements with the following nearby museums (please call ahead to these museums for reciprocal admission guidelines):

• Corning Museum of Glass – Corning, NY
• The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier – Binghamton, NY
• Kopernik Observatory & Science Center – Vestal, NY
• MOST – Syracuse, NY
• Roberson Museum and Science Center – Binghamton, NY
• Rochester Museum & Science Center – Rochester, NY
• Sci-Tech Center of Northern New York – Watertown, NY
• The Science Discovery Center of Oneonta – Oneonta, NY

Association of Children’s Museums Reciprocal Network

Members of the Sciencenter’s Explorer Premium and Sustaining levels receive 50% off admission for up to 6 people to 200 ACM member children’s museums beyond the 325+ science museums included in all Sciencenter memberships.

Search for participating museums on ACM’s website

Please call ahead before visiting – some Sciencenter membership privileges may not apply at other museums.

Membership Questions?

Review our Membership Frequently Asked Questions section or contact the Membership Office at (607) 272-0600 ×119 or at jjacobus-parker@sciencenter.org

Through the Sciencenter’s Membership Access Program (MAP), regular Sciencenter Explorer memberships are available—free of charge—to families with children who qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch at school, and who reside in Tompkins, Cortland, Cayuga, Seneca, Schuyler, Chemung, or Tioga counties.