Membership

Member-Supported Curiosity 

As a member, you join an intellectually curious community passionate about providing access to inquiry and discovery for all. Every discovery starts with curiosity, and your gift fuels public programs, hands-on education, research collections, and vibrant exhibitions:

• Inspiring Young Innovators: Your support fuels the Kansas City Invention Convention, one of the area's largest STEM programs. This program inspires students to solve real-world challenges at no cost to them or their teachers, sending local award-winners to national competitions.
• Advancing Scientific Research: Every fall, you help welcome a new cohort of research Fellows to connect historical scientific discovery with modern questions in agriculture, medicine, ecology, and more.
• Bringing World-Class Speakers to KC: Your investment powers our free programs that feature some of the leading minds in science, including world-renowned authors, Nobel Laureates, a Fields Medalist, astronauts, and more.