Membership

Spark your imagination by becoming a member of Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass. The museum is home to almost 5,000 glass objects, including paperweights and contemporary glass art, created by artists from around the globe. Support the museum’s mission and receive a members-only experience both in-person and online with invitations to our exclusive member events, special programming and classes, and discounts in the Museum Shop and the Glass Studio. We look forward to welcoming you to our glass family!

Club 165 is a benefit to NARM level members. Named after our historic street address, Club 165 offers Victorian, Germanic, Contemporary, Paperweight, Evangeline Bergstrom Circle, and Corporate Partner members the opportunity to gather together and enjoy special access to Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass.

Exclusive receptions, exhibition previews,
and priority invitations to social events.
Behind the scenes tours.
Membership privileges at over 1,200 museums throughout North America.

Please contact Kelly Stoll, Membership Coordinator and Executive Assistant, at (920) 751-4659 ext. 305 or [email protected] with questions about Club 165 perks and benefits.

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

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.