Shaker Museum and Library at Mount Lebanon Shaker Village

Membership

Since 1950, the Shaker Museum and Library has been the premier center for the interpretation and exhibition of the largest and oldest collection of Shaker art and artifacts in the nation. This vital resource remains available solely through the generosity of individuals like you, who know the importance of preserving an important part of American history. The Shaker Museum and Library Mount Lebanon Project makes your support even more critical as we move forward. Your SM&L membership at any level will ensure this unique collection of objects and artifacts will remain a resource for generations in their new home at Mount Lebanon Shaker Village.

In addition to supporting a unique cultural institution, all members receive the following valuable benefits:

• Free admission for one year to the Museum exhibition buildings in Old Chatham
• Free admission to the Museum's annual Herb and Garden Festival
• Reduced fees for selected events, workshops, programs and lectures
• Invitations to Members' only exhibition openings and a Member's only seasonal preview brochure
• A discount of 10% on merchandise purchased at the gift shop, as well as purchases made on our website (certain restrictions may apply)
• Annual double discount (20%) shopping days at the Museum gift shop (certain restrictions may apply)
• A one-year subscription to Broadside, the Museum's newsletter
• Advance invitations to the Museum's annual benefit celebration
• Free admission to Hancock Shaker Village for one year (non-event days only)
• Free admission to seventeen New York State museums, including the Albany Institute of History and Art and The Hyde Collection (non-event days only)

  When You Choose to Support the Shaker Museum and Library at a Donor Level, You Will Receive These Additional Benefits:

  • Sustaining Donor $100

    Membership in the North American Museum Reciprocal Program, which grants members free admission and other discounts to selected museums throughout North America

  • Sponsor Donor $250

    Benefits listed above plus special, reserved parking at the Museum's special events in Old Chatham

  • Patron Donor $500

    Benefits listed above plus free Museum admission for your guests

  • Shaker Circle Donor $1000

    Benefits listed above plus a special tour of the Museum's collection with a senior staff member

  • Benefactor Donor $5000

    Benefits listed above plus:

    -A special gift basket from the Museum Gift Shop

    -A special dinner or lunch with the Museum's senior staff

    -Free tickets to the Museum's annual benefit celebration

    -Invitations to unique events designed for Benefactors only

    All Museum donors are acknowledged annually in the Museum's printed materials

  Shaker Circle $1,000	Fellow $750	Patron $500
  Sponsor $250	Supporting $150	Sustaining $100
  Contributing $75	Dual/Family $50	Individual $35

  
  
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