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Choose to pay by Direct Debit and they’ll receive 15 months for the price of 12 in their first year.
Buy todayTreat your friends and family to a year of unlimited free entry to all our museums and world-class exhibitions, exclusive Member events and experiences and so much more, all while supporting the vital work of our museums.
Share the stories behind objects that have shaped our world with the gift of Membership today.
They will also get:
Family Membership is for 2 adults and 3 children under the age of 16, or 1 adult and 4 children; cards issued for the adults only. Under 5s go free at National Museum of Flight, National Museum of Rural Life and National War Museum.
Joint Membership is for two named friends or family members to visit together or separately, each with their own card.
Guest Membership is for a named individual to bring along any guest.
Individual Membership is for the named individual on the Membership card.
Full-time Student Membership is for full-time students. Please include proof of your eligibility with your application.
Disabled Membership is for one disabled adult with a carer/companion. This Membership is to encourage access for anyone who is presented with a barrier in visiting our museums due to a disability. Please include proof of your eligibility with your application. More information on eligibility below.
Students
This Membership is for anyone in full-time education. We accept the following as proof of concessionary status:
Disabled
This Membership is for anyone who is presented with a barrier in visiting our museums due to a disability.
The eligibility criteria are kept under review and may be updated from time to time. See below for what we currently accept:
Upon joining and in order to validate your Membership, we ask that you please send us a photo/scan of your proof of concessionary status to membershipconcessions@nms.ac.uk. Please note this will only be used to check your eligibility, once your application is complete the data will be destroyed/deleted.
Further information about access for disabled visitors can be found for each of our museums here: National Museum of Scotland, National Museum of Flight, National Museum of Rural Life and the National War Museum.
Gift Membership bought with a one-off card payment:
You will receive a confirmation letter and a Gift Membership activation pack for the recipient, in the post 5-10 working days after purchase.
Immediately after purchase, you will receive a confirmation email which will contain a Gift Membership certificate code. Whilst you wait for the activation pack to arrive this code can be used by the recipient to activate their Membership so they can start accessing their benefits. They can activate their Membership by using the following steps:
Gift Membership bought via Direct Debit:
You will receive a confirmation letter and, depending on where you’ve selected the pack to be sent, a Gift Membership welcome pack within 5-10 working days.
If you have given us the recipients email address they can start to use their Membership immediately to book exhibition tickets, whilst they wait for their welcome pack to arrive. They can do this by using the following steps:
Not at present, but they will be able to soon. In the meantime, if they would like to book tickets before their cards have arrived, please email the Membership team and we can send you an email which can be used as proof of Membership across our museums.
When you purchase a Gift Membership via Direct Debit you can select who you would like the pack to be sent to, whether that be yourself or directly to the recipient.
If you purchase a Gift Membership via card online or cash/ card at one of our ticket desks onsite, the Gift Membership pack will automatically be sent to you. If you would like the activation pack to go directly to the recipient please get in touch with the Membership team at membership@nms.ac.uk or 0131 247 4294.
You will receive a confirmation letter and, depending on where you’ve selected the pack to be sent, a Gift Membership welcome pack within 5-10 working days.
If you have given us the recipient's email address they can start to use their Membership immediately to book exhibition tickets, whilst they wait for their welcome pack to arrive. They can do this by using the following steps:
Purchase any of our Membership types online.
You can buy in person in any of our shops and at the information or ticket desks.
To purchase by post and pay by cheque or Direct Debit, download a Gift Membership form and return it to:
Membership Team
National Museums Scotland
Edinburgh
EH1 0AR
Membership Team
