JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY!
All Members receive:
- Free admission to the Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site, Interpretive Center, and Great Lawn.
- Exclusive WWBA annual newsletter
- Members-only emails with programs and offers at member prices
- Discounts on museum space rentals for private events
- 10% discounts on museum shop purchases
You may sign up online or print and complete the membership form below and mail it to us with your payment. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and personal checks written to Walt Whitman Birthplace Association.
Your member card will be mailed to you after purchase. Be sure to bring it along when you visit.
Membership Levels:
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Individual Level Memberships
- Unlimited free admission for one
- One-time use guest pass
- 10% discount on select poetry programs, workshops, and events
- 10% discount on site rentals (meetings, photography, and social events)
- 10% discount in the Museum Gift Shop
- Access to Walt’s Garden during open hours — a quiet place for reading, reflection, or a peaceful picnic
- Unlimited free admission for one
- One-time use guest pass
- 10% discount on select poetry programs, workshops, and events
- 10% discount on site rentals (meetings, photography, and social events)
- 10% discount in the Museum Gift Shop
- Access to Walt’s Garden during open hours — a quiet place for reading, reflection, or a peaceful picnic
All Whitman Wanderer benefits, plus:
- Showcase your book or artwork in the Museum Gift Shop, seen by thousands of annual visitors
- Free admission for two
- One annual complimentary ticket to a museum event
All Good Gray Friend benefits, plus:
- Recognition in our Newsletter
- Free admission to our Walking With Whitman series (6)
All Grassroots benefits, plus:
- Private guided tour with our Curator- sneak peak into WWBA archives
- Invitation to Trustee Dinner with Poet in Residence
Business Level Memberships
All Individual Membership benefits, plus:
- Recognition on our website Community Supporters page with your business logo & link
- Business cards displayed in our lobby
- Two annual complimentary tickets to a museum event
All Leaves of Grass benefits, plus:
- 25% off our rental space
- Your business name featured in our monthly e-blasts (13,000 subscribers)
- One dedicated spotlight post on social media
- Logo placement on 3 event programs
All Individual Membership benefits, plus:
- Recognition on our website Community Supporters page with your business logo & link
- Business cards displayed in our lobby
- Two annual complimentary tickets to a museum event
- 50% off our rental space
- Your business name featured in our monthly e-blasts (13,000 subscribers)
- Logo placement on 3 event programs
- Social media spotlight twice annually
- Private guided tour for your team/clients
- Engraved Whitman Legacy Brick placed in our poetry circle.
Join or renew by mail
Download our membership form below and return it to:
Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site
246 Old Walt Whitman Road
Huntington Station, NY 11746-4148
Or call (631) 427-5240 ext. 114 to request a membership form.