Membership
Spark your imagination by becoming a member of Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass. From paperweights to contemporary glass art, the museum is home to almost 5,000 glass objects created by artists from around the globe. Support the museum’s mission and receive members-only extraordinary glass experiences: invitations to exclusive member events, special programs, and discounts in the Museum Shop and in the Glass Studio. We look forward to welcoming you to our glass family!
Artist: $35 (1 person)
General membership benefits include the following:
- Invitations to member-only special events, discounts, sales, and exhibition openings and closings for one person
- Waived application fee for the GLASS Festival
- 10% discount on classes and camps in the Glass Studio
- 10% discount on purchases in the Museum Shop
- Special recognition in annual publication(s)
- Voting rights to the Board of Directors
- This gift is fully tax-deductible
Senior: $35 (1 person)
General membership benefits include the following:
- Invitations to member-only special events, discounts, sales, and exhibition openings and closings for one person
- Waived application fee for the GLASS Festival
- 10% discount on classes and camps in the Glass Studio
- 10% discount on purchases in the Museum Shop
- Special recognition in annual publication(s)
- Voting rights to the Board of Directors
- This gift is fully tax-deductible
Student: $35 (1 person)
General membership benefits include the following:
- Invitations to member-only special events, discounts, sales, and exhibition openings and closings for one person
- Waived application fee for the GLASS Festival
- 10% discount on classes and camps in the Glass Studio
- 10% discount on purchases in the Museum Shop
- Special recognition in annual publication(s)
- Voting rights to the Board of Directors
- This gift is fully tax-deductible
Individual: $50 (1 Person)
General membership benefits include the following:
- Invitations to member-only special events, discounts, sales, and exhibition openings and closings for one person
- Waived application fee for the GLASS Festival
- 10% discount on classes and camps in the Glass Studio
- 10% discount on purchases in the Museum Shop
- Special recognition in annual publication(s)
- Voting rights to the Board of Directors
- This gift is fully tax-deductible
Household: $75 (1 Household)
General membership benefits include the following:
- Invitations to member-only special events, discounts, sales, and exhibition openings and closings for your entire household
- Waived application fee for the GLASS Festival
- 10% discount on classes and camps in the Glass Studio
- 10% discount on purchases in the Museum Shop
- Special recognition in annual publication(s)
- Voting rights to the Board of Directors
- This gift is fully tax-deductible
MCGAG Legacy: $100
(1 Household)
MCGAG Legacy (Midwest Contemporary Glass Art Group) benefits include the following:
- Regional Trip and experiences (self-funded) to include:
- Trip(s) to Chicago area
- Trip(s) to other Midwest destination(s)
- Trip to YOUR Museum’s own GLASS Arts Festival, held the second Saturday every August
- 1st option on trips before other members
- Invitations to member-only special events, discounts, sales, and exhibition openings and closings for your entire household
- Waived application fee for the GLASS Festival
- 10% discount on classes and camps in the Glass Studio
- 10% discount on purchases in the Museum Shop
- Special recognition in annual publication(s)
- Voting rights to the Board of Directors
- This gift is fully tax-deductible
Reciprocal Museum Membership Levels
Reciprocal Levels (NARM and ROAM):
Reciprocal membership levels include all the General Member benefits PLUS benefits at over 1,200 museum throughout North America
Victorian: $150
*Best Value*
Our Victorian Art Glass Basket collection makes up approximately 20% of our permanent collection.
All the general benefits, plus:
- Bi-monthly Club 165 Events
- Invitation to the VIP opening for the GLASS Festival
- This gift is fully tax-deductible
Germanic: $250
Named in honor of the Germanic Glass Collection, donated by Ernst and Carol Mahler.
All the Victorian level benefits, plus:
- Complimentary copies of special exhibition catalogues (value $20 each)
- $230 of this gift is fully tax-deductible
Contemporary: $500
Over half of the museum’s amazing contemporary collection is blown glass.
All the Germanic level benefits, plus:
- Behind the scenes tour with the museum director (1x per year)
- Complimentary Individual Gift Membership
- $480 of this gift is fully tax-deductible
Paperweight: $1,000
The largest part of our permanent collection originated with the Evangeline Bergstrom paperweight collection and consists of over 4,000 objects.
All the Contemporary level benefits, plus:
- Complimentary Family Gift Membership
- Complimentary ornament from the Museum Shop (Value $30)
- $950 of this gift is fully tax-deductible
Evangeline Bergstrom Circle: $1,500
Join the Evangeline Bergstrom Circle and be a part of the future.
All the Paperweight level benefits, plus:
- A portion of your membership payment goes to funding future museum acquisitions
- $1,450 of this gift is fully tax-deductible
When You Join
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass is a member organization committed to extraordinary glass experiences to spark fun, kindle creativity, and illuminate learning for all in a manner that is respectful. In all activities, museum members, employees, volunteers, and board members must act with integrity and in accordance with the most stringent ethical principles as well as the highest standards of objectivity. Museums enjoy high public visibility and their members, employees, volunteers, and board members enjoy a generous measure of public esteem. Therefore, the museum members, employees, volunteers, and board members are never wholly separable from their institution. If we find that a member, employee, volunteer, or board member does not respect our organization and our values then we reserve the right to revoke their membership and access to the museum.