Membership
The Museum is a nonprofit organization supported by its membership dues. Members enjoy unlimited access to exhibitions, house museums, and the research library, as well as free admission to most programs and events. Our activities include historic tours, lectures and discussions, social events, educational programs and more. Our members also vote at the Annual Meeting, held the second Monday in June, for new Board Governors.
Whether you are a long-time resident or newly-arrived, we hope you will join, participate in as many of our events as possible, become involved as a volunteer and make new friends. We encourage you to join and support our mission.
Membership Levels
Friend
$50
Family
$100
Supporter
$250
Sustainer
$500
Patron
$1000
Benefactor
$2500
Angel
$5000
Friend
$50
Family
$100
Supporter
$250
Sustainer
$500
Supporter
$250
Benefactor
$2500
Angel
$5000
* Levels of membership with commensurate benefits are: (each higher level includes all the benefits of all lower levels)
Volunteer
The Museum is a great place to volunteer. We especially need docents for school tours, researchers, and help with exhibitions, but we have lots of different opportunities available and will work with you to find something that suits your interests and skills.
For further information, please call Nancy Geary at 203-966-1776 ext. 1, or stop by the office.
Share
By liking us on Facebook or Instagram, you are helping us to reach the community and beyond with news of our exhibitions, events and programs.
Please help us spread the word on social media!
Create a Legacy
For information about Planned Giving, please contact our Treasurer, Tom Monahan, at 917-834-8780.
Donate
We rely on the generosity of our members and donors. Your dollars go to mount exhibitions, preserve house museums and collections, run programs and operate our extensive campus. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all gifts are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Build Our Collection
The Museum’s permanent collections have been built through the generous donations of members and residents.
Our Accessions Committee meets quarterly to review all donations and determine whether each item is appropriate for incorporation by considering its ties to our mission, its condition, and whether it is duplicative of items already part of the collections. If you have an item you would like to donate, please contact Nancy Geary at 203-966-18776 ext. 1.
Upcoming Events
Opening Exhibition: bio philia
On View September 16 – October 31
Brooklyn-based nea studio and its principal, Nina Anker, will present bio philia, an exhibition of solar-powered light fixtures and contemporary furniture.
nea studio focuses on sustainability at all scales of design, from interior design and architecture to products and landscape. Its principal, Nina Anker, will present a lecture on her fabulous Cocoon House, the subject of her new book.
