Membership Levels & Benefits

Membership

213-744-7504
member@californiasciencecenter.org

Explore your curiosity

As a Member of the California Science Center Foundation, you will support a dynamic educational resource for you, your family and the community. In appreciation for your generous support, Members enjoy a year of exciting benefits and Members-only experiences.

While we have reopened our IMAX Theater and Members are able to use their passes, the High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb remain closed. However, you can always enjoy the benefit of feeling good knowing that your Membership contributes to the ongoing success of the Science Center and helps guarantee a place of science learning for future generations.

Join us and be part of the excitement at the California Science Center!

All California Science Center Memberships are family Memberships. For Members-only events, your admission benefit is for two adults and four children (age 17 and under). Please note that Memberships are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Become an

Explorer Member - $85

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Diver giving thumbs up inside Ecosystems Kelp Tank

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Leroy Hamilton

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4 complimentary IMAX tickets
2 complimentary parking validations (redeemable at Membership Services Window at the box office) Not valid on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Banc of California Stadium Event Days
4 complimentary High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb passes (please note that the High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb remain closed)
Subscription to Members Calendar and The Nucleus e-newsletter
DISCOUNTS on IMAX, special exhibits, ExploraStore, restaurants, Science Camp and other programs
Invitations to Members-only exhibit and IMAX viewings
FREE or discounted admission to more than 350 other science centers and museums nationwide (reciprocal admission not valid at museums within 90 miles of the California Science Center)
$19 tax deductible

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Become a

Discoverer Member - $175

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An astronaut conducts a spacewalk with Earth visible behind him.

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NASA

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10 complimentary IMAX tickets
3 complimentary parking validations (redeemable at Membership Services Window at the box office) Not valid on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Banc of California Stadium Event Days
4 complimentary High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb passes (please note that the High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb remain closed)
Subscription to Members Calendar and The Nucleus e-newsletter
DISCOUNTS on IMAX, special exhibits, ExploraStore, restaurants, Science Camp and other programs
Invitations to Members-only exhibit and IMAX viewings
FREE or discounted admission to more than 350 other science centers and museums nationwide (reciprocal admission not valid at museums within 90 miles of the California Science Center)
$53 tax deductible

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Become an

Adventurer Member - $375

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A remote-operated vehicle explores the ocean floor.

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Mountains in the Sea Research Team; the IFE Crew; and NOAA/OAR/OER

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12 complimentary IMAX tickets
3 complimentary parking validations (redeemable at Membership Services Window at the box office) Not valid on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Banc of California Stadium Event Days
8 complimentary High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb passes (please note that the High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb remain closed)
Subscription to Members Calendar and The Nucleus e-newsletter
DISCOUNTS on IMAX, special exhibits, ExploraStore, restaurants, Science Camp and other programs
Invitations to Members-only exhibit and IMAX viewings
FREE or discounted admission to more than 350 other science centers and museums nationwide (reciprocal admission not valid at museums within 90 miles of the California Science Center)
$226 tax deductible

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Become a

Pioneer Member - $575

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14 complimentary IMAX tickets
4 complimentary parking validations (redeemable at Membership Services Window at the box office) Not valid on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Banc of California Stadium Event Days
8 complimentary High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb passes (please note that the High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb remain closed)
Subscription to Members Calendar and The Nucleus e-newsletter
DISCOUNTS on IMAX, special exhibits, ExploraStore, restaurants, Science Camp and other programs
Invitations to Members-only exhibit and IMAX viewings
FREE or discounted admission to more than 350 other science centers and museums nationwide (reciprocal admission not valid at museums within 90 miles of the California Science Center)
Annual recognition in Members Calendar
Invitations to exclusive donor events and activities
$399 tax deductible

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Become a

Voyager Member - $1,000

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A SPACEHAB module is visible in the payload bay as Endeavour orbits Earth.

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NASA

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16 complimentary IMAX tickets
5 complimentary parking validations (redeemable at Membership Services Window at the box office) Not valid on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Banc of California Stadium Event Days
10 complimentary High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb passes (please note that the High Wire Bicycle and Ecology Cliff Climb remain closed)
Subscription to Members Calendar and The Nucleus e-newsletter
DISCOUNTS on IMAX, special exhibits, ExploraStore, restaurants, Science Camp and other programs
Invitations to Members-only exhibit and IMAX viewings
FREE or discounted admission to more than 350 other science centers and museums nationwide (reciprocal admission not valid at museums within 90 miles of the California Science Center)
Annual recognition in Members Calendar
Invitations to exclusive donor events and activities
Invitations to media previews for IMAX movies and special exhibitions
$792 tax deductible

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Parking at the Science Center is now automated!

Valued Members of the Science Center are eligible to receive a limited number of complimentary parking validations based on your Membership contribution level. Parking benefits are stored electronically in your Member record along with your IMAX and Attractions benefits. After parking your car, please stop by the Membership Services Window at the Box Office, where staff will confirm your available allotment before validating your parking ticket. Please be sure to validate your parking before the Membership Services Window closes at 4:30 p.m.

Parking validations are not valid on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Banc of California Stadium major event days. If you arrive on a non-major event day when the gate arms are up and the parking operations staff is taking payment at the kiosk you can show them your Membership card to identify yourself as a Member of the Science Center and enjoy your parking benefit.

See the Exposition Park events calendar here to consider when planning your visit to the Science Center.

(Please note that parking validations are not valid on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Banc of California Stadium event days.)

Membership Details & Policies

Your Membership supports science learning for everyone! Join or renew your Membership today. To renew online, you'll be asked to log in or register if you do not already have an online account with us. To allow the system to connect to your Membership history, you must use the email in your Member record. If you have any questions, please contact the Membership Office at 213-744-7504 or member@californiasciencecenter.org.

When you join online your Membership is activated immediately and you may access and redeem your Member discounts and IMAX benefits online. Please use your online transaction receipt as your temporary Membership ID until your permanent card arrives in the mail. Your welcome packet containing your membership cards will be mailed to you within 10-14 business days. Or, you can join at the Membership Services window at the California Science Center Box Office — cash and credit card payments only. The Membership Services window is open during regular visiting hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To purchase by phone, call 213-744-7504 Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

When purchasing a Gift Membership online please allow 2-3 business days for staff to process and activate the membership and an additional 5-7 business days for mailing of the welcome packet containing the membership cards.

The California Science Center Foundation is a nonprofit organization, TIN 95-2210527, registered to receive charitable contributions in the State of California, the focus of the Foundation’s fundraising efforts.

All California Science Center Memberships are family Memberships for a maximum of two adults and four children (age 17 and under).

The second person named on a Membercard must be from the same household.

The cost of a Membership may not be split between family and friends.

Membership benefits are for use only by the Member household.

Memberships are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Memberships and Membership benefits are not for re-sale.

Memberships may be revoked at any time for non-compliance of Membership policies.