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We are so excited to welcome you to the Museum! To prepare for your visit please:
If you have questions about your membership before you visit, contact the Membership Department at membership@sdnhm.org or 619.255.0275.
When you join or gift a membership to The Nat, you’re helping keep nature healthy in Southern California and the Baja California Peninsula. Along with giving you unlimited admission, guest passes, and invites to member-only events, your membership helps us do important conservation work and connect more people to nature, so we can all preserve this amazing place we call home.
Members get invited to members-only events and enjoy behind-the-scenes access and the chance to preview exhibitions before they open to the public. With year-round general admission, take advantage of family-oriented programs including Family Days, Nature & Me Storytime, and The Backyard, a play space for kids 5 and under. And don’t forget that members enjoy discounts on programs such as Nat Talks and after-hours events including the Secret Society of Adultologists.
We're not yolking around—the Member Egg Hunt is back for 2026! Bring the kiddos and hunt for eggs in our exhibits, meet animal ambassadors, and more.
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Nat members and Balboa Park Explorer passholders are invited to join us for exclusive early hours.
During the Big Exchange, members of The Nat enjoy free reciprocal admission to more than fifty cultural and arts institutions across San Diego.
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Nat members and Balboa Park Explorer passholders are invited to join us for exclusive early hours.
It’s time for the annual member book club! This year, we’re reading The Insect Epiphany by Barrett Klien. Come for the book, stay for the company.
Dive deep into our newest exhibition, Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea, during the member-exclusive opening.
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Nat members and Balboa Park Explorer passholders are invited to join us for exclusive early hours.
Join us for the second session of the member-exclusive book club, reading The Insect Epiphany by Barrett Klien, a fascinating look at the diverse effects insects have on nature, history, and culture.
Nat members and Balboa Park Explorer passholders are invited to join us for exclusive early hours.
For the third session of our member-exclusive book club, we’re taking a behind-the-scenes look at a very buggy space of The Nat.
Nat members and Balboa Park Explorer passholders are invited to join us for exclusive early hours.
During the fourth session of One Book, One Museum book club, we’ll be taking a closer look at nature’s “wet bugs”.
At the fifth session of One Book, One Museum book club we’ll be learning to draw insects!
Join us for the final session of One Book, One Museum book club where we’ll be celebrating Arach-tober.
Check out our list of frequently asked questions about membership. If we missed anything, please don’t hestitate to contact us. The membership office is open Monday-Friday, from 8 AM—4 PM, and closed on holidays. We can be reached by email at membership@sdnhm.org or by phone. 619.255.0275.