Membership Levels & Benefits

Membership

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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.

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.

 

Mother and daughter observing exhibit inside the Rot Room
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Tracie Spence Photography
Give the Gift of Membership!

This holiday season, share the love of science learning with family and friends by enrolling them in a year of exploration and fun as Science Center Members!

Purchase online by clicking the Gift Membership button within the Explore the Benefits list in your preferred level of Membership below. Or contact the Membership Office at 213-744-7504 or [email protected] to purchase a Gift Membership.

Become an

Explorer Member - $95

Diver giving thumbs up inside Ecosystems Kelp Tank
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Leroy Hamilton
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Become a

Discoverer Member - $195

An astronaut conducts a spacewalk with Earth visible behind him.
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NASA
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Become an

Adventurer Member - $395

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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Become a

Pioneer Member - $595

Footage taken by Hubble Space Telescope
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© 2010 Warner Bros. Courtesy of NASA
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Become a

Voyager Member - $1,000

A SPACEHAB module is visible in the payload bay as Endeavour orbits Earth.
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NASA
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California Science Center
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 BMO 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 BMO Stadium event days.) 

A diverse family group enjoys the space shuttle Endeavour display in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion.
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Tracie Spence Photography
Partners in Learning - $1,500 and above

Partners in Learning is the annual giving program of the California Science Center Foundation. Partners in Learning donors enjoy priority access, insider news, in-depth experiences and special event invitations.

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 [email protected].

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 4:30 p.m. To purchase by phone, call 213-744-7504 Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 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.