Cayton Membership

Being a member at the Cayton gives you unlimited admission all year long and comes with oodles of awesome perks like express entry, early access, guest passes, priority access to camp and class registration, discounts in our museum store, and more. Plus your membership helps support our nonprofit mission, so you are doing good in the process.

As an annual member, you can come to the museum whenever you like without reserving a time slot in advance. You also get to take advantage of early registration for classes and events, special discounts, guest passes, and early access.

Yes! You can either sign up with their name or you can sign up with yours and designate it as a gift. See a Front Desk Associate for more help.

The Launchers membership ($150) includes 2, the Climbers membership ($275) includes 4, the Reachers membership ($399) includes 6.

All adults and children who want to use the membership must be uniquely named on the account. This means that the membership is not interchangeable, and each person using the membership must be specifically named.

One of the perks of membership is that you don't need to make a reservation! Members are welcome to come anytime they like during operating hours, and as long as we're not at capacity, we will get you right in.

When you arrive at the Cayton, head to the front desk. One of our front desk attendants will check your ID and then welcome you inside!

We allow members to change the names on their membership account free of charge for 48 hours after their purchase. Please visit our front desk or email info@caytonmuseum.org to make changes within 48 hours.

Because we are a non-profit organization, a portion of your membership is tax-deductible based on the fair market value (FMV). The FMV of a Launchers membership is $37.50; a Climbers membership is $68.75; and a Reachers membership is $99.75. The FMV is the portion of your membership that is not tax-deductible. If you would like a tax acknowledgment letter for your records, please contact development@caytonmuseum.org.

For all membership questions please email info@caytonmuseum.org.

Your membership is valid for one year from the date of purchase.

Please check the calendar to confirm the members-only hours, as a special event could be happening during this time. During some of these hours, we will have special programming just for members.

No, your membership will not auto-renew. When it is time to renew, we will contact you with an offer to continue your membership.

Membership purchases are treated as a donation to the museum and are non-refundable. Funds raised through our membership program allow us to fulfill our nonprofit mission and expand access to play in the LA community.

The Cayton Children’s Museum is a member of ACM, the world’s foremost professional society supporting and advocating on behalf of children’s museums. If your membership has 3 people or more, you are eligible to receive the ACM reciprocal benefit of 50% off admission for up to 6 people at any of the 200 member museums in the ACM reciprocal network. Please visit the ACM website for more details and a list of participating museums.

We're so glad you asked! Our PLAY4ALL program was created to ensure all children and families—regardless of their financial capacity or abilities—can experience the transformational benefits of play. This program is only made possible by donor support. A donation of $250 buys one family a PLAY4ALL Membership. You can donate by seeing a Front Desk representative or emailing us at development@caytonmuseum.org.

365+! You are welcome to come every day until your membership expires.

Yes! You will need to add this caregiver’s name to your membership. Or, if you have The Launchers, which only allows for one adult and one child to be listed, they can check in with your child’s name (your child will need to be present).

Launchers membership allows for 2 admissions (one adult and one child) at every visit. It also gives you two single-use guest passes, so you can admit two additional guests on one visit. Climbers membership and Play4All membership allow for 4 admissions (any combination of adults and children) at every visit. They also give you 4 single-use guest passes. Reachers membership allows for 6 admissions (any combination of adults and children) at every visit and includes 8 single-use guest passes. As a reminder, every single person entering the museum must have a ticket (tickets for children under 12 months are free).

Yes! As long as one of the listed members on your membership card is present, you can admit whoever you’d like with your designated number of daily admissions. For example, if you have The Climbers membership, you can come with one child and invite another parent and their child to come with you.

If you’d like to admit more than the number of people included in your daily admissions, you may use your single-use guest passes or pay for their tickets. For example, if you have The Launchers membership and you come with your child and two friends, you can use your guest passes for the two friends or pay for their tickets.

No. Once you have used your allotted admissions for the day, you must pay the full price on any additional tickets. However, you do get discounts in the Store and on Events.

You can list 2 people on your membership with a Launchers membership, 4 people on your membership with a Climbers or Play4All membership, and 6 people on your membership with a Reachers membership.

We do not currently have a membership designated for families with more than 6 people, but you are welcome to purchase a membership at The Reachers level and use your guest passes. Once your guest passes have run out, you will need to purchase additional admissions for two of your family members.

No, guest passes expire at the same time as your membership.

You can use the same number of tickets as there are admissions on the membership. For example, if you bought 3 tickets at full price and want to apply them towards the Launchers membership, you can only apply the price of two of them to the cost.

No. Ticket costs can only be applied to the membership on the same day of purchase.

Yes! You can upgrade your membership at any time during the term of your membership. Upgrades are not prorated, so you will need to pay the full difference between your current membership level and the one to which you are upgrading.

No! You can always come to the museum with your membership.

No! You will always be admitted to the museum, even during waitlists.

No. It will expire on the last day of the month a year from when you bought it. You can renew it at your next visit after the expiration date.

You can always see a Front Desk Associate to cancel your membership. However, we do not process refunds for cancelled memberships.