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Purchase any of our memberships as a gift membership! Add your personalized message in the comments section of your order, we will be sure to include your message in the gift membership along with the membership materials.

Note: At checkout - If you are purchasing/renewing a membership, you must select the "New/Renewed Membership" option in the shipping method menu. If you purchase an additional item, you must select "UPS Ground, UPS Second Day Air or Merchandise Pick-up."

To Join, choose the "New Member Price."

Renewing members save $5 OFF! To renew your membership, select your member level and choose the "Renewal Price" in the price menu.

All members receive our great Basic Benefits:
  1. Unlimited free or discounted admission to the Detroit Historical Museum, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Behind the Scenes Saturdays/Specials, and Historic Houses of Worship Tours
  2. Ten percent discount at Detroit Historical Society museum gift shops†
  3. Free parking when visiting the Detroit Historical Museum
  4. Subscription to Making History, the Detroit Historical Society bi-monthly newsletter
  5. Invitations to members-only events and sneak previews of new exhibitions
  6. Reciprocal membership at over 175 historical museums and societies across the country
  7. Belonging to a network of leading metro Detroiters who care about local history


Student Membership
Basic Benefits
Enjoy the basic benefits of membership at special pricing for students!
m15
Price: 
Individual Membership
Basic Benefits
Includes all our great membership privileges!
m35
Price: 
Individual Plus Membership
Basic benefits, plus
  1. Free museum admission for one (1) guest†
  2. Discounted ticket for one (1) guest: Detroit Historical Society specials or tours††
m45
Price: 
Family Membership
Basic benefits, plus
  • Free museum admission for one (1) guest
  • Discounted ticket for one (1) adult from same household: Detroit Historical Society specials or tours††
  • Free museum admission for children/grandchildren (age 18 and younger)
    • m60
    Price: 
    Patron Membership
    Basic benefits, plus
    1. Free or discounted museum admission for three (3) guests per visit†
    2. Discounted tickets for up to three (3) guests to Detroit Historical Society specials or tours††
    3. One annual subscription to Michigan History magazine
    4. Free museum admission for children/grandchildren (age 18 and younger)
    m150
    Price: 
    Donor Membership
    Basic benefits, plus
    1. Free or discounted museum admission for three (3) guests per visit†
    2. Discounted tickets for up to three (3) guests to Detroit Historical Society specials or tours††
    3. One annual subscription to Michigan History magazine
    4. Free tickets for two (2) to one Detroit Historical Society special or tour (per year) ††
    5. Invitation to exclusive Donor events
    6. Free museum admission for children/grandchildren (age 18 and younger)
    m300
    Price: 
    Historian Membership
    Basic benefits, plus
    1. Free or discounted museum admission for three (3) guests per visit†
    2. Discounted tickets for up to three (3) guests to Detroit Historical Society specials or tours††
    3. One annual subscription to Michigan History magazine
    4. Free tickets for four (4) to one Detroit Historical Society special or tour (per year) ††
    5. Invitation to exclusive Historian events
    6. Special 20 percent discount at museum gift shops
    7. Free museum admission for children/grandchildren (age 18 and younger)
    m500
    Price: 
    Dossin Maritime Group
    You must have a current Detroit Historical Society membership to purchase a DMG membership.

    The Detroit Historical Society’s Dossin Maritime Group (DMG) is dedicated to preserving our region’s rich maritime history.

    As a member of the DMG you will have access to special events and programs at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum dealing with Great Lakes and regional maritime history.

    Available exclusively to DMG members is a subscription to the highly acclaimed quarterly publication, Telescope. The Telescope contains in-depth articles about maritime history as well as Great Lakes and seaway news.
    $20.00
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