At MOWA, we do things a little differently. Your entrance fee is actually a low-cost membership that gives you an entire year of access to the museum’s exhibitions, programs, and events. Join or renew prior to your visit for touch-free check-in.

Yes. Think of it as a single-day admission. It will still cost less than single-day admission at most other museums. Better yet, put the membership in the name of someone who would enjoy visiting all year and give it to them as a gift.

Your admission fee as low as $15 is actually a low-cost membership that gives you an entire year of access to the museum’s exhibitions, programs, and events. Learn more on our membership page.

Absolutely. You can join during your visit or sign up in advance online.

Immediately. Our Member Services Team will hand you a member card when you arrive. Enjoy your visit!

There are several super easy ways:

1. Online. Members receive online notifications approximately two months before the membership expiration date. Your digital response saves paper and postage costs.
2. By phone. Call the Membership line at (262) 247-2250.
3. In person. When you visit the member service desk.
4. By mail. Watch for your renewal letter in the mail approximately one month in advance of your membership expiration date.

Immediately. Enjoy your visit!

Yes, as a nonprofit organization, MOWA is required by the IRS to provide written disclosure of the fair market value (FMV) of benefits received. The tax-deductible portion of your membership is as follows:

ONE                           $15 Tax Deductible

TWO                          $25 Tax Deductible

CREW                        $50 Tax Deductible

Members Plus           $100 Tax Deductible

Supporter                  $250 Tax Deductible

Partner                       $500 Tax Deductible

Benefactor                 $900 Tax Deductible

No problem. Email or call us and we’ll get one in the mail immediately.

• Because of MOWA’s pioneering membership model, our fees are already affordably low and are often far less than senior discounts at other major museums.
• University students on group tours pay $7 instead of $15 to become members. Children in school groups are free every day.
• MOWA is proud to support the Annual Blue Star Museums program that allows military personnel and their family free access to museums from Armed Forces Day through Labor Day each year. Learn more at Blue Star Families .
• MOWA also waives member fees for two full days of the annual Art & Chalk Fest held every summer.

We have pioneered a radically unique philosophy of what it means to be a member. When other museums become more like us, then reciprocity might be a possibility.

Certainly not.

We never nickel-and-dime members, so the answer is a resounding no!

Look for QR Codes to access the flowing voices of curators and artists on your smart phone as they talk about the museum’s collections and special exhibitions.

Yes, we love quirky. Give us your wildest and most challenging question (about membership, of course) and we’ll get back to you with the answer. Please email membership@wisconsinart.org or call (262) 247-2250.