Support the Ipswich Museum
When you support the Ipswich Museum, you do more than just preserve our town’s rich heritage. You make our history part of everyday life for students, families, neighbors, and visitors alike. Your membership makes exhibits, special events, and free school programs for Ipswich students possible. Your support helps with the ongoing restoration and preservation of our historic buildings and the maintenance of our conservation land. Your involvement is critical to running our tour season and engaging the public. It is through your generous gifts of time, property, artifacts, and donations that we are able to create a vibrant museum experience for all to enjoy.
Visit our Ipswich Museum Store to select your membership level and join or renew online.
BECOME A MEMBER
Membership Benefits and Categories
As a member of the Ipswich Museum, you receive free admission to both houses and our evening and lunchtime lecture series; you receive our quarterly newsletter, e-blast announcements, and early notice of all programs and special events. Membership also includes a 10% discount at the museum shop.
The Ipswich Museum is now part of NARM! Members at the Sustaining level ($150) or higher will automatically be included in the NARM program. The North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association® network is a mosaic of 1,380 art museums and galleries, historical museums and societies, botanical gardens, children’s museums, zoos, and more. When you sign up with your favorite participating NARM institution, you can receive reciprocal membership benefits across the United States, Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
Individual: $40
Family: $60 – All the benefits above plus unlimited free admission for 2 adults and children under 18.
Sustaining: $150 – All the above plus complimentary admission for one guest accompanied by a member and automatic inclusion in NARM.
Sponsor: $250 – All the above plus a 15% discount at the museum shop and automatic inclusion in NARM.
Benefactor: $500 – All the above plus complimentary admission for two guests accompanied by a member and automatic inclusion in NARM.
The Arthur Wesley Dow Circle
Named for the well-known 19th-century Ipswich artist, the Dow Circle is a special membership level that further allows individuals to help the Museum preserve and protect its collections. First-time members receive a framed reproduction of an Arthur Wesley Dow print.
$1,000 Dow Circle – Includes all membership benefits listed above, plus unlimited free admission for your guests and automatic inclusion in NARM.
$2,500 Dow Circle – All the above plus a private tour of the Museum for you and your guests and automatic inclusion in NARM.
Corporate Membership
We are very excited to extend to the Ipswich corporate community with unique opportunities to support us and help your business.
Corporate Sustaining Level: $150- Business card ad in our newsletter and automatic inclusion in NARM.
Corporate Sponsorship Level: $250 – Above, plus one day of free tours for your employees and an automatic inclusion in NARM.
Corporate Benefactor Level: $500 – Above, plus first-floor museum space to host an event and automatic inclusion in NARM.
DONATE
Annual Appeal contributions provide important support for carrying out the Ipswich Museum’s mission to preserve Ipswich’s history and to foster the understanding and enjoyment of the town’s diverse heritage as a community. Your one-time or recurring donation directly supports the Ipswich Museum’s education and outreach initiatives, exhibitions, collections and the upkeep and maintenance of the historic buildings in our care.
Click here to make a donation online today, or make your check payable to the Ipswich Museum and mail to:
54 South Main Street
Ipswich, MA 01938
Will your employer match your gift?
Many companies participate in a matching-gift program for charitable gifts made by their employees. Check with your employer’s Human Resources Department to see if your generosity will be made even greater through a match by your employer.
The Ipswich Museum is a 501c3 registered tax-exempt organization. Unless otherwise noted, financial gifts are fully tax-deductible.
VOLUNTEER
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at the Ipswich Museum, please contact us at office@ipswichmuseum.org or call 978.356.2811 to find out about our current openings.