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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.

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
  8. Renewing members can get a $5.00 discount on any membership. Just enter coupon code R1 as you checkout.

Student Membership
Basic Benefits
Membership privileges for cardholder, at special pricing for students.
$20.00
m15
Individual Membership
Basic Benefits
Includes all our great membership privileges
$40.00
m35
Individual Plus Membership
Basic benefits
Membership privileges for cardholder and one guest each visit
  1. Free museum admission for one (1) guest†
  2. Discounted ticket for one (1) guest: Detroit Historical Society specials or tours††
$50.00
m45
Family Membership
Basic benefits
Membership privileges for two adults living in the same household comprising of the family unit and your children/grandchildren 18 years and under
  • 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 and from the same household)
$65.00
m60
Patron Membership
Basic benefits
  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
$150.00
m150
Donor Membership
Basic benefits
  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
$300.00
m300
Historian Membership
Basic benefits
  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
$500.00
m500
Maritime Auxilary Group
You must have a current Detroit Historical Society membership to purchase a MAG membership.

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

As a member of the MAG 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 MAG 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
mag