Membership
There has never been a better time to be a member at the California Academy of Sciences. Take advantage of our member benefits and invite your friends and family to experience our special offers and programs during February's Member Appreciation Month.
Love is in the air — and under the sea. Join us February 1 -29 to enjoy special member savings, access to our new aquarium gallery titled Animal Attraction, and programs highlighting the courtship and reproductive mechanisms that drive the evolution of life.
Receive FREE general admission tickets* when you join or renew today!
Use promo code LOVETIX when you renew or join today!
Number of tickets varies per membership level.
Members Benefits
All Members enjoy a full year of benefits, including:
- Free unlimited daily admission
- Members-only entrance
- Members-only hours:
Sun. 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Tues. 8:30 am - 9:30 am - Reserved member passes for planetarium shows
- 10% discount at the Academy Stores
- 10% discount on any SharpShooter photo purchased on-site
- 10% off the Academy Café all year round
- Discounts on additional lectures and special programming, including NightLife
- Discount on select Behind-the-Scenes and After-Hours Wine & Dine tours
- Discount on Penguins+Pajamas sleepovers
- Free admission to Pritzker Members’ Lectures
- Subscription to the Academy’s member eNews
- Borrowing privileges from the Naturalist Center
- Personalized member card
Membership Plans
For one cardholder and a guest.
For two cardholders and your children/grandchildren.
For two cardholders, your children/grandchildren, plus two additional guests.
For two cardholders, your children/grandchildren, plus two additional guests.
Includes an invitation to a special event with Academy Scientists.
Explorers $1,000+
Interested in higher levels of giving? By joining the Friends of the Academy, you have the opportunity to inspire explorers of all ages, get closer to the scientists and their discoveries, and become a leader in a community of lifelong learners. The deeper your engagement, the closer you get – and the bigger your impact.
For information on giving at $1,000 or above, please explore the Friends of the Academy.
*Free admission tickets will vary. $79-$99 levels get 1 free ticket; $199-$250 levels get 2 free tickets; $500 level gets 4 free tickets. Offer applies to new or renewing memberships up through the $500 Associate membership level. Offer valid February 1-29, 2012. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts, or applied to previous contributions or donations. Memberships are valid from one year from date of purchase or expiration.
Member Appreciation Month Offers
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FREE general admission tickets* when you join, or renew today!
Join or renew your Academy membership anytime during the month of February and you can receive FREE general admission tickets to share with your friends and family. Use promo code LOVETIX. Number of tickets varies per membership level |
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Save 20%
- Shopping
Explore and shop to your heart's content! Members receive a double-savings at any of our Academy Stores (discount valid on regularly priced merchandise).
- SharpShooter Photos
Capture your cherished Academy memories with on-site SharpShooter photos.
- Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Enjoy the VIP treatment and receive an additional 20% off the member price for a 1.5 hour love-themed Behind-the-Scenes Tour where you will learn more about the Academy's penguin breeding program, alligator reproduction, which species are reproducing here, and our sex changing fish! Daily at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Use promo code LOVETOUR.
- Children's Adventure Tour
Looking for a fun and interactive experience designed just for you and your kids? Members receive an additional 20% off the member price on our new Children's Adventure Tours. Daily at 10:00 am. Use promo code LOVETOUR.
- Academy Dining
Enjoy a deliciously sustainable meal with 20% off the Academy Cafe and lunch in the Moss Room.
*Free admission tickets will vary. $79-$99 levels get 1 free ticket; $199-$250 levels get 2 free tickets; $500 level gets 4 free tickets. Offer applies to new or renewing memberships up through the $500 Associate membership level. Offer valid February 1-29, 2012. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts, or applied to previous contributions or donations. Memberships are valid from one year from date of purchase or expiration.
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Animal Attraction — Member Preview
Thursday, February 9, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Join us on February 9th for an exclusive members-only preview of our new aquarium gallery, Animal Attraction. You'll have a chance to meet the Biologists and get a firsthand look at our new guests in the aquarium including biologist stories on how they got there, where they're from and why they love them! Animal Attraction — Meet the Biologist Sunday, February 12 and 26, 11:00 am Meet an Academy biologist and get all your questions about our gallery answered! |
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Claude Feedings and Sounds of the Swamp
Sunday, February 5 and 19, 10:30 am (includes Claude Feeding) Sunday, February 12 and 26, 10:30 am, Swamp L1 Ever wonder what Claude eats for breakfast and how Claude came to be? Come watch a live feeding of Claude and learn about life and reproduction in the swamps of the Southeast United States. |
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Planetarium Presentation – Tour of the Night Sky
Tuesdays at 9:30 am, Sundays at 10:30 am Explore the stars and skies of the season beaming over San Francisco, from sunset to sunrise, during this limited-edition planetarium program. Member show times only. |
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Free Docent-led Academy Tours
Members you and your guests get special access and insight with one of these docent-led tours: Research and Collections Tour Tuesdays & Fridays at 11:00 am See some of our real animal specimens and learn about their wildly unique mating habits. Genomics Tour Tuesday & Fridays at 2:00 pm Get an up close and personal look at the Academy's Genomics Lab and learn about the importance and relevance of DNA sequencing. Space is limited. Visit the Information Desk for details or to RSVP. Ages 8 and older welcome. |
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Pollination Partners – Bees and Flowers
Tuesdays at 9:00 am Pollinators like bees are a crucial link in ecosystems and agriculture around the world, allowing flowering plants—from roses and sunflowers to cotton and strawberries—to reproduce year after year. Join us for a members-only program and discover how these pollination partners help one another, and perform a bee-dance of your very own. |
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Special showings of Reefs to Rainforests: The Great Expedition
Daily, 11:00 am 2:00 pm Watch ABC7's Dan Ashley and take an expedition to the Philippines for a breath-taking look at one of the world's richest and endangered biological hotspots, where Academy scientists and others believe to have found more than 500 new species. |
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Chat with Academy Scientists
Wednesday, February 8 and 22, 1:30 pm
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Family Nature Crafts
Sunday, February 12, 19 & 26, 10:00 am Families with children ages 5-10 are invited to make exciting crafts. Space is limited.
Every Saturday at 11:00 am, and 2nd & 4th Mondays at 11:00 am Children aged 2-5 and their parents are invited to the Early Explorers Cove to listen to stories about amazing mommies and daddies and their unique parenting styles.
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Lectures
Interested in diving into the genetic code and stem cells? Join us for one of these two lectures: Unlocking the Mystery of Genetics Herbst Theatre Monday, February 9, 8:00 pm Buy Tickets Stem Cells Not What They Used to Be Pritzker Lecture Wednesday, February 15, 7:00 Buy Tickets |
PLUS, don't miss out on new Sea of Love Editions of some of your favorites programs including:
- Penguin Feedings - Daily, 10:30 am & 3:00 pm
Learn who is mating with whom, arranged marriages, family squabbles and watch our penguins strut their stuff during feeding time.
- Coral Reef Dives - Daily, 11:30 am & 2:30 pm
Watch our divers as they discuss love on the reef from clown fish dads who become clownfish moms to coral spawning, it's sure to captivate you!
The Academy would like to thank our Member Appreciation Month sponsor, Safeway.  |
Discover the Love |
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Enjoy these Member
Appreciation Month offers:
- Free general admission tickets* with the purchase of any new or renewing membership.
- 20% off Behind-the-Scenes tours and Academy Stores
- Free-docent led tours
- Plus more!
- *Number of tickets varies per membership level
Join or Renew Now |
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Members-only Hours |
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Sundays: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tuesdays: 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Members may bring ticketed guests during members-only hours. All guests must have a paid admission ticket and be accompanied by a current member.
Gift Memberships |
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Give the gift of the Academy to your friends, family, and loved ones. To purchase a gift membership, call (800) 794-7576 or click on the button below.
Become a Friend |
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“What is so worthwhile about the Friends is reaching out to the community and inspiring and informing them of what we are all about. As they begin to understand the remarkable work the Academy is doing, they become supportive as well. It’s an extended community.”
Joann Franklin-Knox
Academy Docent and Ten-Year
Member of Friends of the Academy
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Donor Bill of Rights |
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