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Art critic Robert hughes autographs his book.

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Benefits of Membership


Member ($50, fully tax-deductible)

Increase your enjoyment.

  • 20% discount on all purchases at the Renwick Gallery Gift Shop and the Smithsonian American Art Museum online shop

  • 10% percent discount at all other Smithsonian museum shops and on orders from SmithsonianStore.com

  • Advance registration for SAAM "Hands-on" workshops

  • Invitations to members' preview tours led by curators or artists

  • Members' newsletter and calendar of events, including a schedule of current exhibitions, lectures, and programs, as well as dates and venues for our traveling exhibitions

  • Reduced-price subscription to our award-winning journal, American Art. An annual subscription (three issues) is $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers

  • Discounts on annual subscriptions to Art in America, The Magazine ANTIQUES, and Interview

Sponsor ($150, fully tax-deductible)

25 Memberships in one!

  • All MEMBER benefits plus

  • Invitations to special museum programs

  • Reciprocal membership privileges at twenty-five great art museums across the country

Patron ($500, $370 tax deduction or waive benefits for the full tax deduction)

Special offer—test drive the Director's Circle.

  • Friends who join at the Patron level in 2005 and 2006 will be able to purchase at-cost tickets to the exclusive Annual Director's Circle Dinner

  • Two complimentary invitations to exhibition opening receptions at the Renwick Gallery

  • A complimentary museum catalogue or book

  • Invitations to special museum events

  • Plus all SPONSOR benefits

Gift Membership

Give a gift membership at any level to support the Smithsonian American Art Museum. To say "thank you," we will send the recipient a Smithsonian American Art Museum publication.


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Pictured: Art critic Robert Hughes autographs copies of his book, American Visions, for museum members after his SAAM lecture.




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