• Free general admission to the galleries with personalized membership cards for two adults and all children under 18 living at the same address.
• Invitation to behind the scenes event with a curator
• Invitation to exclusive exhibit preview reception
• Free reciprocal admission to more than 80 maritime museums nationwide
• Free admission for grandchildren
• 10% discount in The Museum Shop and Compass Café
• Six free guest admissions
• Invitations to members’ only events
• Free subscription to the members’ newsletter, AHOY!
• Advance notice of exhibition previews, the Maritime Lecture Series, educational programs, and special events
• Discounts on non-commercial photographic reproductions
• Discounts on research from the Library and Archives and the Chris-Craft Collection
• Online updates on historic projects like the USS Monitor
• Discounts on Exploring Our Maritime Heritage Travel Series and children's and family educational programs
• Invitation to join The Bronze Door Society and Friends of the Library
• Discounted docking fees in Hampton, Virginia
• Free admission to New York City's South Street Seaport Museum, our partner in the congressional designation "America's National Maritime Museum"