Major benefactor
Join the Friends of the Orsay and Orangerie Museums.
By becoming a member, you become a patron of the Orsay and Orangerie Museums and contribute to transforming these places into living museums, aligned with the tradition of major, internationally renowned French cultural institutions.
1700€ following tax deductions
Pursue your passion for the Orsay and Orangerie Museums: (re)discover the collections and exhibitions of your favorite museums thanks to private visits.
Advantages:
Free, unlimited,
priority access
Invitations to
exhibition openings
Free Orsay and Orangerie exhibitions
Visits
and trips
Exclusive
program
Priority access
to register for events
Complimentary
Paris Museums Card
Invitations to official inaugural openings
Come with
a guest
Invitations to international art fairs and tradeshows
Priority registration for the annual Gala Dinner
Thanks to this option, you can invite a guest of your choosing to each of your visits to the collections and temporary exhibitions at the Orsay and Orangerie Museums. Like you, your guest can enjoy free, priority access. You may invite a different guest for each visit.
This entails a fixed fee of 50€ per year, to be added to your subscription (and which cannot be purchased separately). The Guest Option cannot be included on a tax receipt.
Please be aware: if the guest accompanying you is not a member of the SAMO, they do not have access to the activity program, nor the trips or occasional invitations, which are reserved exclusively for members.
JOIN / GIFT IT
Actual cost: 1700€ following tax deductions
Actual cost: 141.68€ following tax deductions
Your advantages in detail:
Joining as a Major Benefactor grants you a member card providing access to the following advantages:
- Free, unlimited, priority access through the reserved entry (A), to the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions of the Orsay Museum as early as 9AM and the Orangerie Museum
- Invitations to official inaugural openings, taking place the evening before the temporary exhibitions open
- Biannual event program at the Orsay and Orangerie Museums comprised of visits with exhibition curators on the days of the two museums’ closings, as well as in partnering museums, with exhibition curators or guides, depending on the institution
- Visits proposed exclusively to Patrons and Major Benefactors, held in the finest conditions
- Priority access to all activities
- Access to cultural trips in France and abroad, proposed all throughout the year
- The ‘Letter from the Friends’ monthly newsletter, proposing a cultural guide based on the periods of the Orsay and Orangerie Museums, as well as the latest news from the two museums and the association
- Complimentary Paris Museum Card, granting you free and priority access to temporary exhibitions in the 14 museums of Paris
- Discounted rates on guided tours at the Orsay and Orangerie Museums
- Discounted rates on events at the Auditorium
- Discounted rates on the audio guide
- Discounted rates at the Orsay Museum restaurant (10%) and library (5%)
- Offers and exclusive advantages with partnering institutions by presenting your member card in these various establishments
How to apply?
By credit card:
- Online, using the link above
By check:
- Addressed to the ‘SAMO’ or ‘Société des Amis des Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie’
- By completing the donation form, which can be downloaded here
- By sending these documents to: 62 rue de Lille 75007 Paris
- Or by bringing them to the Orsay Museum, scheduling an appointment prior by telephone (01.40.49.48.34)
By wire transfer:
- Directly done through your bank using our bank account details:
- SAMO – Banque de Neuflize OBC
IBAN : FR76 3078 8001 0010 2081 9270 073 BIC : NSMBFRPPXXX - By completing and returning (via email or post) the donation form, which can be downloaded here
Regardless of the preferred payment method (credit card, check or wire transfer), you can apply by selecting from the above options, submitting a copy of your ID – which is necessary to create your named card – and clicking on ‘add to cart.’ The necessary steps to complete your payment will be detailed at that time, at which point you will also be asked to provide your personal information, which is needed to provide your tax receipt.
By direct withdrawal:
- This may be done in one transaction, monthly, or annually, depending on your preferences, thereby spreading your generosity over a longer period of time.
- By completing and returning (via email or post) the donation form, which can be downloaded here
You can also support the Société des Amis des Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie by making a donation or by designating it as the beneficiary of a bequest or life insurance policy. For further information, visit the dedicated page.
Please do not hesitate to contact us, should you have any questions.
Tel. 01 40 49 48 34
amis@amis-musee-orsay.org
Our commitments
Respecting your personal data
We require your personal information to send you your tax receipt. The SAMO commits not to sell, rent or exchange your data with companies. In accordance with the amended law of January 6, 1978, known as ‘Data Protection and Freedom of Information,’ and with European Regulation 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, known as the ‘General Data Protection Regulation,’ you have the right to access, rectify, modify, delete and oppose and port your data. To do so, contact the SAMO at amis@amis-musee-orsay.org
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Esplanade Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 75007 Paris
01 40 49 48 34
amis@amis-musee-orsay.org
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