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The smallest gift with the biggest impact. When you gift a membership, enjoy 20% off.

Give a SAM gift membership for 20% off

From the list below, pick the level that is right for your recipient.

Make life more colorful with the best deal on the smallest gift with the biggest impact—giving someone unlimited access to a world of art.

Your gift of a SAM membership will not only provide your friend or loved one with unbeatable benefits for 12 months, but you will feel good knowing you are supporting the arts in our community.

Individual

$89/year

$71/year

All membership benefits for one person

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Dual

$119/year

$95/year

All membership benefits for two person

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Family

$129/year

$103/year

All benefits good for two adults and all children 19 and under in the same household.

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Patron

$250/year

$200/year

Best value! Includes free admission for two members and two guests every visit, reciprocal admission at over 25 museums, four one-time use guest passes, invitations to Premier Member Receptions, and more.

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Things to know

  • All gifts purchased between November 1 and December 19 will receive a December 31, 2025 expiration date. Gifts purchased December 20 and later will receive a January 31, 2026 expiration date.
  • All gift memberships will be mailed directly to the recipient.
  • Gifts received prior to November 30 will be mailed out the week of December 6.
  • Gifts received December 1–15 will be mailed out by December 17.
  • By providing a gift recipient’s email address, the member may receive museum information before they have received their membership materials.
Have questions?
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Purchase early to ensure your gift arrives in time. Processing times are longer than usual. SAM will do our best to process all gifts received by December 15 in time for Christmas. Contact us at membership@seattleartmuseum.org to receive a digital membership welcome letter to gift to your recipient.

Not sure if your gift recipient is already a member? Don’t have all of their contact information? Buying multiple gifts? We’re here to help. Give us a call at 206.654.3210 or email us at membership@seattleartmuseum.org.

Some restrictions apply.*

What's included

Invitations to member-only special exhibition previews

including exclusive access to Member Preview Days and Member Mondays for Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei

Unlimited free admission to SAM

including exhibitions such as Following Space: Thaddeus Mosley & Alexander Calder and Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams

Access to members-only programming

including SAM’s beloved Conversations with Curators lecture series

Extra discounts and member-exclusive programming throughout the year during Member Appreciation Events
40% off admission for a limited number of guests on every visit
Valuable savings in the SAM Shop and MARKET Seattle

...and more!

*20% off gift membership purchases can only be used on gift memberships at the Individual through Patron levels and cannot be combined with any other discounts offers or discounted membership levels. Offer expires Nov 24, 2023 at 11:59 PM PST. All promotions cannot be combined with any other discount/offer or be applied to discounted memberships including Senior, Dual Senior, and Student levels. Offers cannot be applied to previous purchases. Offer is available online, over the phone, and on site. All sales are final.

she walked in reverse and found their songs, 2024, Suchitra Mattai, Guyana, b. 1973, found tapestry, embroidery floss, beads, bindis, sari, and faux gems, 72 x 51.5 in., Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California, photo: Nicholas Lea Bruno to touch the sky, 2024, Suchitra Mattai, Guyana, b. 1973, worn saris, found furniture, rope, and beaded trim, 110 x 43 x 41 in., Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California, photo: Nicholas Lea Bruno. beholden, 2023, Suchitra Mattai, Guyana, b. 1973, worn saris, broom, feathers and vintage chair, 54 x 44 x 36 in., Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California, photo: Paul Salveson. Installation photo of Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams, 2024, photo: Chloe Collyer. Path of the Pendulum, 2020, Thaddeus Mosley, American, b. 1926, walnut, 105 1/2 x 49 1/2 x 22 in., Courtesy the artist and Karma, © Thaddeus Mosley. White Panel, 1936, Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976, plywood, sheet metal, tubing, wood, rod, wire, string, and paint, 84 ½ x 47 x 51 in., Calder Foundation, New York; Mary Calder Rower Bequest, 2011. Photo courtesy of Calder Foundation, New York / Art Resource, New York, © 2024 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio, photo: Gao Yuan. Installation photo of Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams, 2024, photo: Chloe Collyer. Photo: Alborz Kamalizad. Photo: Jen Au. Photo: Chloe Collyer. Photo: Alborz Kamalizad. Photo: Alborz Kamalizad.