There are many easy ways to join or renew:

• RECOMMENDED! Online. Click here to join. Click here to locate and renew your membership. You’ll need your member number and the primary member’s last name to renew online.
• By email. Email us at [email protected].
• By mail. Complete this form and mail with your payment to Membership Department, Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130. 
• On site. Visit admissions or the museum store. Did you visit in the last seven days? You can apply recent admission fees to your membership with a receipt. 

Did you visit in the last seven days? If so, then yes!

With a receipt, you can apply the admission fees you already paid to your membership purchase. If you're still on site, show your receipt in admissions or at the museum store. If you're already home, email a copy of your receipt to [email protected].

Yes! To give the gift of an Eastern State membership, follow this link.

Once you've completed the purchase, you will receive an email with a gift voucher you can forward to the gift recipient. They can then redeem the voucher and set up their membership account online. Once they have done so, they will receive their digital member card via email within minutes and can begin using their benefits.

We love our neighbors and look forward to welcoming you to our community! Contact us at 215-236-5111 x210 or [email protected] for more information about special offers just for Fairmount residents.

You can begin using your membership the day you join. If you join online or on site, you will receive a digital member card via email within minutes once payment has processed. If you do not have immediate access to your digital member card, staff can look up your membership at the admissions desk when you arrive.

Your membership is valid for one year from the last day of the month you join.

We highly recommend purchasing your membership online! If you purchase your membership online or on site, you will receive a digital member card via email within minutes once payment has processed.

If you purchase your membership via email or mail, you will receive a digital member card via email as soon as staff receives and processes your request and payment. This can take anywhere from a few hours to 1-2 weeks.

We recommend that you bring your digital member card with you when visiting Eastern State for a smooth entry experience.

If you misplace your digital member card, you can retrieve it at any time by visiting this page, clicking "Member Login", clicking "Forgot Your Membership ID?", and following the prompts. If you are still unable to access your digital member card, our staff can look up your membership at the admissions desk.

If you misplace your digital member card, you can retrieve it at any time by visiting this page, clicking "Member Login", clicking "Forgot Your Membership ID?", and following the prompts.

Need additional assistance? Please email us at [email protected] or call 215-236-5111 x210.

All members receive two benefits related to guest admission:

• Free, unlimited daytime admission to the historic site for you and, if applicable, additional guests
• Complimentary one-time guest pass(es) for daytime admission mailed in your welcome packet*

Every time you visit Eastern State, you’ll receive free admission for the number of individuals your membership allows (e.g. Individual or Associate — 1 person, Dual – 2 people, Family and Friends – 4 people, Ambassador – 8 people).

When you join or renew at the Individual level or above, you’ll also receive additional guest passes in your welcome packet that you can give to friends or family to visit anytime during daytime tour hours, with or without you, no reservations required.

*Associate-level members do note receive complimentary one-time guest passes.

Members receive exclusive discounts on Eastern State ticketed events all year long. Look for pre-sale opportunities and other membership perks for events via email. Not sure if we have the best email address for you? Email us at [email protected] or call 215-236-5111 x210 to make sure you receive these offers.

Members at the Family and Friends level and above enjoy reciprocal benefits at participating museums throughout the country through the North American Reciprocal Museums (NARM) Program. Show the NARM logo on your member card and receive up to two complimentary admissions to all participating museums, excluding those within a 15-mile radius of Eastern State.

Yes! Eastern State offers an organizational membership for libraries that would like to allow their patrons to “check-out” a visit to our historic site. Library Museum Passes are valid for one year after date of purchase. They may be borrowed and used by any active patron of your library to access free daytime historic tour admission to Eastern State for up to six people. Learn more about this program and apply here!

Your membership contribution is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. If you need more information for tax purposes, please email us at [email protected] to request a detailed receipt.