Your gateway to 1,300+ museums
Now membership in the MHC Historical Society may grant you admission to over 700 other museums and cultural institutions in the nation, and 600 more in five other countries, depending on your membership type.
The Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center & Museum has joined the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association®. The MHC Historical Society pays an annual fee to be included.
Through NARM (narmassociation.org), MHC Historical Society members at a certain tier and above receive free or reduced admission and gift shop discounts in more than 1,300 museums and cultural institutions in six countries.
NARM guidelines state that reciprocal benefits are for museum members who pay $100 or above per year for membership to the institution, and either a gold NARM sticker or the printed sticker replica must be on the qualifying members’ card in order to receive NARM benefits at other participating institutions. Only members with the correct identification on their membership cards receive the NARM benefits. Guests are not included.
The MHC Historical Society is developing new optional higher-tier membership packages to grant benefits with the new museum annex which is expected to be open in late fall or early winter. These are in addition to the lower cost memberships that will remain in effect. NARM membership is one of those benefits.
As memberships come up for renewal, cards for the levels which offer NARM will be issued. That will start at the Bronze level ($150-249). If you would like a NARM membership card before then, simply contact the museum (mhchistoricalsociety@gmail.org; 276-403-4697). If your membership is not at the required level to take advantage of NARM privileges, you may upgrade your membership. If you made an additional donation when you joined which would equal $100 or more between the membership and the donation, you already qualify.
Within an hour’s drive of Martinsville, the MHC Historical Society’s membership in NARM grants admission to: the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, Taubman Museum of Art, GreenHill Center for North Carolina Art, Reynolda House Museum of American Art and Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University.
In total, 26 museums and cultural institutions in Virginia are NARM members, and 23 in North Carolina.
Participating members in NC and Va
The full list of participating museums and cultural institutions in Virginia and North Carolina included is:
Virginia
Abingdon, William King Museum of Art, 276-628-5005
Arlington, Arlington Historical Museum/ Arlington Historical Society
Charlottesville, The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, 434-924-3592
Danville, Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, 434-793-5644
Harrisonburg, Virginia Quilt Museum, 540-433-3818
Lynchburg, Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, 434-947-8136
Manassas, The Manassas Museum, 703-368-1873
Middleburg, National Sporting Library & Museum, 540-687-6542
Newport News, The Mariners' Museum and Park, 757-596-2222
Newport News, Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center, 757-594-0800
Norfolk, The Hermitage Museum and Gardens, 757-423-2052
Onancock, Shore History, 757-787-8012
Petersburg, Petersburg Area Art League, 804-861-4611
Reston, Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, 703-471-9242
Richmond, American Civil War Museum, 804-780-1865
Richmond, Maymont, 804-525-9000
Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts**, 804-340-1400
Richmond, Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 804-340-1800
Richmond, Wilton House Museum, 804-282-5936
Roanoke, Taubman Museum of Art, 540-204-4119
South Boston, South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts & History, 434-572-9200
Virginia Beach, Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum, 757-437-8432
Virginia Beach, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), 757-425-0000
Williamsburg, Muscarelle Museum of Art, 757-221-2707
Winchester, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, 540-662-1Asheville, Asheville Art Museum*, 828-253-3227
North Carolina
Blowing Rock, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, 828-295-9099
Boone, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts/Appalachian State University, 828-262-3017
Carrboro, Franklin Street Arts Collective | FRANK Gallery, 919-636-4135
Chapel Hill, Ackland Art Museum, 919-966-5736; 919-962-0837
Charlotte, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art**, 704-353-9200
Charlotte, The Mint Museum**, 704-337-2000
Cherokee, Museum of the Cherokee Indian, 828-497-3481
Durham, The Nasher Museum of Art/Duke University*, 919-684-5135
Greensboro, GreenHill Center for North Carolina Art, 336-333-7460
Greenville, The Greenville Museum of Art, 252-758-1946
Highlands, The Bascom, 828-526-4949
Newton, Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum, 980-858-4266
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Art Gallery, 336-667-2841
Raleigh, Joel Lane Museum House, Inc. **, 919-833-3431
Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art*, 919-839-6262
Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of History***, 919-814-7000
Salisbury, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, 704-636-1882
Statesville, Iredell Museums, 704-873-4734
Tryon, Tryon Arts and Crafts School, 828-859-8323
Wilmington, Cameron Art Museum, 910-395-5999
Wilmington, Cape Fear Museum, 910-798-4370
Winston-Salem, Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, 336-758-5282
Winston-Salem, Reynolda House Museum of American Art**, 336-758-5150
NOTE: Some museums restrict benefits. Please see the following end notes for more information. “Family” benefits are defined by each participating institution.
It is always advisable to contact the institution prior to your visit to confirm the reciprocal benefits available and avoid any confusion. For questions about the North American
*NARM privileges may be restricted for concerts/lectures/special exhibitions and ticketed events.
**NARM privileges do not extend to other institutions members within a 15-mile radius.
***NARM privileges do not extend to other institutions members within a 15-mile radius and may be restricted for concerts/lectures/special exhibitions and ticketed events.
#NARM privileges do not extend to other institutions members within a 50-mile radius.
##NARM privileges do not apply to the Pacific Film Archive.
^NARM privileges are not extended to members of institutions that restrict to this
institution.