There are four categories of ASTC membership for organizations. Click the links below to learn more about benefits for your organization and staff members.
Please note that ASTC does not offer individual or family memberships; if you are interested in the travel benefits of the ASTC Passport program, please join one of the participating science centers or museums near you.
Science Centers/Museums
Nonprofit science centers or museums, nature centers, aquariums, planetariums, zoos, botanical gardens, space theaters, natural history museums, and children’s museums that share an interest in inquiry-based learning and participatory science education.
Application (PDF) | Benefits
Sustaining Members
Companies that offer products and services to the science center community.
Application (PDF) | Benefits
Independent Contractors/Consultants
Offices of one that offer products and services to the science center community.
Application (PDF) | Benefits
Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations or institutions (other than science centers/museums) with an interest in informal science education.
Application (PDF) | Benefits