• Academy biologist Holly Rosenbloom feeds African penguins during a public feeding program
    The Academy is the only place on Earth where you can experience an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.
  • Riveropolis water play station during Spring Festival at the California Academy of Sciences
    And membership is the best way to take advantage of everything the Academy has to offer...
  • Two guests during NightLife Pride event look at insects in Osher Rainforest exhibit
    ...while making a positive impact at a time when it's needed most.
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Get more of everything you love…while supporting everything we do

Colorful butterflies on a leaf in the Academy's Osher Rainforest exhibition

Spring is the perfect time to join the Academy family as we celebrate new life throughout the natural world. Your support funds vital regeneration work, scientific research, education programs, and animal care for nearly 60,000 live animals. And you’re just in time to engage in members-only events and programs during Members’ Month (March 1–31) and enjoy Spring in the Garden (March 9–April 28).

Our best offer of the year. To thank you, we’ll automatically add two free months when you become a member by April 1 and enter your personal promo code.

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Best value! Family Plus $349

Family with baby look at African penguins

Family Plus members enjoy full benefits for 2 adults and children 17 and under, 1 named caregiver (optional), and 2 guests per visit.

 

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Family $279

3 kids looking through porthole at stingrays in Reef Lagoon exhibit

Family members enjoy full benefits for 2 adults and children 17 and under per visit.

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Individual Plus $159

Young member couple observing the Giants of Land and Sea exhibition at the Academy

Individual Plus members enjoy full benefits for 1 adult and 1 guest per visit.

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Senior $99

Senior member couple observing Philippine Coral Reef exhibit at the Academy

Senior members enjoy full benefits for 1 senior (65+) and 1 guest per visit.

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See what's new under our Living Roof!

Still image of supernova explosion from Spark: The Universe in Us planetarium show at the Academy

Spark: The Universe in Us

Narrated by Diego Luna, our newest original planetarium film explores how hundreds of millions of celestial events have forged the elements that make up the Solar System, Earth, and us!

Acropora corals with floating gametes during a spawning event in the Academy's Coral Regeneration Lab

Academy in Action

This visually stunning exhibit showcases the impacts of regeneration projects driven by Academy scientists and our community partners across the globe.

Yellow poppy in foreground with field of multicolored poppies in background

California: State of Nature

Our newest exhibit immerses you in the surprising and unexpected connections between species, places, and people that enable California to thrive. Member Preview May 23.

Two mountain doves
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You’ll enjoy uninterrupted benefits and our best renewal rate every year. Plus, auto-renewal is the environmentally friendly choice.

Membership benefits

All Academy members enjoy the following benefits:

  • Free unlimited Daytime Admission to the museum
  • Special members’ entrance (skip the lines)
  • Tuesday Member Hour and The Jerry Hume Sunday Member Hour
  • Early-access exhibition previews
  • Discounts on shopping, dining, tours, lectures, and more
  • Exclusive members-only programs and activities (in-person and online)
  • Special planetarium shows with advance reservations for members only
  • Exclusive opportunities to hear from leading scientists and educators about our mission, initiatives, and expeditions
  • Subscriptions to Member Updates e-newsletter and bioGraphic digital magazine