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The Membership team are currently working from home - if you have any questions please email membership@nms.ac.uk and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
There might be a slight delay in sending out your new Member cards, but we will make every effort to get them to you as soon as possible. By signing up online you can use your Membership right away – just use your confirmation email as proof while you’re waiting for your card to arrive.
To our Members, thank you for your continued loyalty through these uncertain times. Your support has enabled us to protect our collections and to ensure they are available for people to enjoy today and in the future.
You will also get:
Choose to pay by Direct Debit and you’ll receive 15 months for the price of 12 in your first year!
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Family: |
£64 by Direct Debit or £71 by card/cheque |
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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. |
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Joint or Guest: |
£53 by Direct Debit or £59 by card/cheque |
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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. |
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Individual: |
£43 by Direct Debit or £46 by card/cheque |
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For the named individual on the Membership card. |
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Full-time Student: |
£33 by Direct Debit or £36 by card/cheque |
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This Membership is for full-time students. Please include proof of your eligibility with your application. More information on eligibility below. |
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Disabled: |
£33 by Direct Debit or £36 by card/cheque |
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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. |
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Gift Membership: |
From £33 by Direct Debit or £36 by card/cheque |
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.
Thank you for your support, it means so much to us. Your Membership enables us to protect our collections and ensure they are available for people to enjoy today and in the future.
You can join in person at our information or ticket desks the next time you visit any of our museums. You can pay by direct debit, by credit/debit card or by cheque.
To join by phone and pay with a credit/debit card or by Direct Debit, please call 0131 247 4294.
To join by post and pay by cheque or Direct Debit, download a Membership application form and return it to:
Membership
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1JF
To receive a hard copy of our application form or to find out more information, please contact our Membership team.
Members can login to their online accounts through the membership portal.
Membership Team
