Society of Fellows

While Friends of Art is fully tax-deductible, Society of Fellows and Business Council have a non-tax-deductible portion. Tax information is included on your official receipt. If you’d like another copy of your receipt, contact us at 816.751.1278 or membership@nelson-atkins.org.

Renew online, onsite, or by calling 816.751.1278. For mid-year upgrades or payment questions, contact us. If your membership is paid through monthly installments through your credit card or checking account, this payment option assumes a twelve-month commitment to receive benefits.

Cardholders must reside in the same household. Membership communications are sent to one address.

Memberships are a tax-deductible gift; therefore, they are not refundable or transferrable.

Adding your card to your digital wallet
After purchasing a membership, you’ll receive a welcome email from alerts@museumanywhere.com with access to your digital member cards. (If you did not receive this email, please email membership@nelson-atkins.org.)

Your digital member card can be downloaded to your mobile device’s wallet, no app required.

Follow our how-to guide to download your card to your phone or tablet’s digital wallet.

Using your card
Digital member cards allow you to quickly and conveniently apply your membership benefits — whether that’s scanning in the parking garage, at museum and special exhibition entrances, for discounts in museum retail and dining locations, or (if you’re Member Plus or higher) at other museums for your reciprocal benefits.

Each member card features a member ID number, membership level, and membership expiration date.

The primary cardholder can forward the welcome email containing their access link to other members on the account.

Alternatively, if you’ve added your card to your wallet, you can text the link to other members.

Your digital card will automatically update when your membership information changes, so you only need to download your card once.

Please note that if you renew early, your new expiration date will refresh once your current membership ends.

Most member and museum events are free for members. If there is a cost, members typically receive a discount. A select few events, such as ShuttleCork and The C100 Luncheon, are not discounted.

Members are allotted a daily number of free exhibition tickets for guests, determined by their membership level.

The museum provides Society of Fellows members a variety of extraordinary art-focused travel options across various levels.

• All Society of Fellows members gain access to The Museum Travel Alliance, a consortium of museums and cultural institutions who plan group travel.
• Collector Circle members ($3,000) gain access to museum led national travel opportunities.
• Director Circle members ($25,000) gain access to Director-led national and international travel opportunities.

For more information, please contact giving@nelson-atkins.org.

If you are a Society of Fellows member at the Collector Circle level or above, you can receive 50% off the rental fee. Learn more about event rental at the museum.