Museum Membership
With your museum membership, you too can play a vital role in supporting programs that preserve and share our community's rich history, art, and culture. We believe that it is the individuals in the community who have made Pasadena the distinct and exceptional city that it is today. And it is PMH supporters who are at the foundation of this museum's successes, past and future. In addition, museum membership offers significant benefits to you, your family, and friends.
The CARES Act provision that offers you a tax benefit in return for your generosity was extended into 2021. Donors can use a universal tax deduction of up to $300 on their 2021 tax return ($600 if married and filing jointly) if they take the standard deduction. Please consult your tax advisor regarding 2021 tax deduction opportunities.
A Proud History of Community support
Expiration Dates Extended
As a thank you to our members, we will be extending all membership expiration dates. While we will not be printing new membership cards, you will be able to confirm your new expiration date with the Membership Department once we reopen. membership@pasadenahistory.org
Membership Levels & Benefits
Various membership levels are available to suit every budget and interest level.
Visiting Educators
Teachers can register as a Visiting Educator and get a year of free admission for two to the Fenyes Mansion and all History Center exhibitions.
Founders Circle
Our Founders Circle was established in 2000 and is made up of over 150 individuals and businesses. These members enjoy special benefits and unique, Founders-only events.
Business Sponsorship
Whether researching business history, finding historic photographs, attending exhibition openings, or entertaining clients, businesses will find something of interest at PMH.
Corporate Matching Gifts
Make your donation go even further. Many companies will match their employees’ donations to nonprofits.
Membership card of A.L. Carr, son of Ezra
and Jeanne Carr – owners of the Carmelita
estate at Colorado and Orange Grove
PMH is an independent nonprofit cultural institution funded by generous gifts from foundations, corporations, businesses, individuals, and our members. Tax ID # 95-6133954.
Recent Articles
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
SUB-FREEZING WEATHER COMES IN WITH SNOW screamed the headline in the Pasadena Star News on January 11, 1949. Traffic snarled, kids whooped for joy, and …
Eva Fenyes and Boadway Brothers Department Store
It was an enormous pit, a huge gaping excavation that threatened to undermine Cabrillo Place. The bungalows and shops teetered on the edge of a …
Christmas Tree Lane: Celebrating a Century of Holiday Brilliance
One hundred years ago this month, the magnificent Deodar trees on Altadena’s Santa Rosa Avenue were first entwined with multi-colored lights and lit on December …
Mrs. Fenyes and the Movies (Part 4 of 4): The Egyptian becomes the Uptown Theater
When Warner’s Egyptian Theater closed its doors in 1935, Henry Warner, one time owner and then manager of the theater, was out of a job. …