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Frequently Asked Questions
Whether you primarily use your membership as you travel or are looking to bring friends along each time you visit, we offer a membership structure that gives you flexibility. Enjoy dynamic exhibits and hands-on programs as often as you’d like for one price! Members receive additional benefits not offered to the public: special invitations to Member Nights, exhibition sneak previews and special events; and discounts on birthday parties and select programs. Plus, select memberships offer free or discounted admission to more than 325 science centers and over 200 children’s museums worldwide.
Use our online membership form, or call (845) 471-0589 x 20, or in person the next time you visit.
Purchase a gift membership online, or by calling (845) 471-0589 x 20. Gift membership forms are also available at our front desk.
Memberships are good for 1 full year from the date of purchase. If you are renewing, please be assured that your new membership year will be activated when your current membership expires. However, if you renew after your membership has lapsed (30 days after expiration), your renewal date will be one year from the date you renew. There is never a penalty for renewing early.
You may have up to two adults (18 years or older) listed on your membership. One of these adults can be a dedicated caregiver. A cardholder must be present when visiting. You will be asked to provide a Photo ID each time you visit MHDM. Please make sure your name on your membership card matches your name as it appears on your Photo ID. We do not put children’s names on membership cards for security reasons (in case the card gets lost or stolen). Cards are mailed to one household.
No. Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum memberships and member benefits are not transferable to other individuals or organizations. Cards may not be passed to friends, relatives or extended family for admission. One adult person listed on the membership card must be present when visiting. Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum members are asked to provide a photo ID along with your membership card when you check in at the admission desk.
You can bring the number of people allowed at your membership level. (Please note that this benefit may not apply at other museums.) Regular admission must be paid for any additional guests.
You may have up to two adults age 18 or older listed on your membership. One of these adults can be a dedicated caregiver (age 18 or older).
Membership entitles you and those listed on your membership to receive discounts on select programs and birthday parties. Your membership cannot be used to obtain discounts for other relatives, extended family or friends.
You should receive your cards in 2-3 weeks of signing up/renewing.
Absolutely! Just remember to bring your photo ID.
The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum admission and photo ID policy reflects those in place at many other museums participating in the ASTC and ACM reciprocal museum admission programs, and it protects your membership from unauthorized use.
Yes! You can upgrade at any time. You will just have to pay the difference. Your expiration date remains the same as that on your original membership.
No. Memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable. You may only downgrade your level once your current membership expires.
We will send email reminders that your membership is due to expire to ensure you have ample time to renew. You can renew your membership by responding to the email notifications, renewing when you visit, renewing online, or by calling our Membership Office at (845) 471-0589 x 20.
You can request a new card at the front desk when you visit or by calling our Membership Office at (845) 471-0589 x 20. We will send a new card to you within approximately 1-2 weeks. There is a $5 fee for each replacement card.
The names listed on a membership may be changed if there has been a change in the family’s circumstances, such as a death, a change in relationship status, or a legal name change. Please notify the Membership Office at (845) 471-0589 x 20. You will be required to turn in your membership cards before new cards can be issued.
To continue to receive all of your membership benefits, change your address with our Membership Office at (845) 471-0589 × 20
The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum participates in both the ASTC Passport Program and the ACM Reciprocal Network. Galaxy and Traveler members enjoy special reciprocal benefits at hundreds of science centers and children’s museums worldwide through these programs. You receive ASTC reciprocal benefits at museums 90 miles outside of Poughkeepsie and ACM benefits which gives you 50% off at participating museums. Benefits apply to admission only and caregiver benefits or discounts do not apply at other museums. Other restrictions do apply. Please check with ASTC and ACM for a full list of participating museums. If there is a museum you are interested in visiting, we highly encourage you to call that museum prior to your visit for further information and to confirm the museum’s participation in the reciprocal program. Information regarding the reciprocal programs are also sent to you upon registration or renewal of membership.
The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum participates in both the ASTC Passport Program and the ACM Reciprocal Network. Benefits apply to admission only. Other restrictions do apply. Please click these links for full details (ASTC and ACM).
No. Memberships are non-transferable and may not be used to offset group admission, field trips or parties. The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum offers discounted group rates for school classes and groups that make arrangements to visit the museum at least one month in advance of their visit. For more information on group rates and school field trips, call (845) 471-0589 x17.
No. One of the benefits of being a member is entry into member-only events. We do, however, host events throughout the year that members and non-members can attend, and at those events, members will get special pricing.
Memberships are revocable licenses. The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum may refuse or revoke membership and/or deny admission without refund due to changes in the overall membership program, for non-compliance with applicable rules and terms of the program, and for inappropriate conduct. Purchase of an annual membership does not entitle purchaser to renewal in a subsequent year or refunds for unused visits. Membership levels, benefits, and prices are subject to change.
The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum relies on gifts from our members and friends to help build new exhibits, provide resources for our families, create new programing, and enhance the quality experience you’ve come to expect when you visit. If you would like to make a gift, you can do so when you visit, you can click here to make an online gift, or you call Kate Mitchell, Director of Institutional Advancement at (845) 328-1810, x14 to make a gift over the phone. If you would like to make your gift go even further, check with your human resources department to find out if they will match your gift.
The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum has a gated parking lot and offers free onsite parking for all our guests during their visit to the museum. Upon departure of the museum, your parking pass will be validated for free exit. Non-visitors may park in our lot, at a rate of $5/hr. If, on the rare occasion the lot is full, there is free parking at Waryas Park, a short walk away, or metered parking at the Poughkeepsie Train station, also a short walk away and across the street. Members are not entitled to validated parking when not visiting the museum.
Yes. You can park in our lot, but parking fees of $5/hr. will apply when you are not visiting the museum. Your entry ticket will not be validated for free exit.
The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum offers a range of membership levels with different benefits at each level. For a full list of membership levels, discounts, and benefits, click here.
Yes. Any party guest, regardless of membership status, will be counted as part of your birthday party guest total. However, your membership does not offset the price of another person’s contract as benefits are not transferable. For more information regarding birthday parties at the Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum, please visit our party page.
We offer a Specialist Membership, which allows you to bring one client family (2 adults and all their children living in the same household) to the Museum. You MUST accompany your family at all times and a child must be present during each visit. You need to provide photo ID. One card is issued per specialist (not per institution) as memberships are non-transferable. No member benefits or discounts apply, and cannot be used as admission for family members of specialist. If you do not have a membership, all the above stipulations still apply, though admission fees will have to be paid for every guest.
CLICK HERE for Specialist Membership information.