Reciprocal Programs & Ways to Save

Are You a Member of Another
Reciprocal Museum?

Graycliff participates in a number of different reciprocal programs, with thousands of museums, galleries, historic homes, and other Frank Lloyd Wright sites, spread across North America. 
If your museum membership participates in one of the programs below, please call Graycliff Staff at 716-947-9217 to make your reservation. We are unable to take reciprocal reservations online.

Reciprocal Programs

The Empire State Museums Reciprocal Program brings together over 30 museums, art galleries, historic sites, and other great institutions from across the State of New York to share the benefits of membership.

ESMRP members receive a free Open House, Standard, or Winter tour for the named member and a guest, or a discounted rate of $20 for the named member and a guest, on the Extended tour. Additionally, members receive a 10% discount on most Pavilion Shop at Graycliff purchases.

ESMRP members will be required to show their physical or digital membership card upon arrival, featuring the ESMRP logo, or Empire State Museum Reciprocal Program noted on the card to receive benefits. 

Time Travelers is a reciprocal membership network for historical museums, sites, and societies throughout the United States. Currently, the Time Travelers program includes over 400 organizations in more than 45 states across the country.

Time Travelers members receive a free Open House, Standard, or Winter tour for the named member and a guest, or a discounted rate of $20 for the named member and a guest, on the Extended tour. Additionally, members receive a 10% discount on most Pavilion Shop at Graycliff purchases.

Members are encouraged to show their physical or digital membership card with the Time Travelers logo, or Time Travelers noted on the card to receive benefits. 

The American Horticultural Society Reciprocal Garden Network is a network of over 360 gardens throughout the United States and North America, that inspires a culture of gardening and horticultural practices that creates and sustains healthy, beautiful communities and a livable planet. Since 1990, the network has granted hundreds of thousands of AHS and network garden members greater access to cultivated green spaces.

AHS members or member organizations participating in the AHS Reciprocal Garden Network receive a free Open House, Standard, or Winter tour for the named member and a guest, or a discounted rate of $20 for the named member and a guest, on the Extended tour. Additionally, members receive a 10% discount on most Pavilion Shop at Graycliff purchases.

Members must show their physical or digital membership card to receive benefits. 

The North American Reciprocal Museum program has more than 1,300 member institutions in six different countries for people with NARM-level benefits to explore. The NARM Association boasts an array of top-notch institutional members from arts and history museums to botanical gardens, children’s museums, science centers, and more.

NARM members receive a free Open House, Standard, or Winter tour for the named member and a guest, or a discounted rate of $20 for the named member and a guest, on the Extended tour. Additionally, members receive a 10% discount on most Pavilion Shop at Graycliff purchases.

NARM members will be required to show your physical or digital membership card upon arrival, featuring the gold or black & white North American Reciprocal museum logo to receive benefits.

The Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums was created in 2013 to fill a need for a free reciprocal network that connects world-class institutions for the benefit of our Members. ROAM is built to work for everyone—museums of all sizes and types. ROAM has over 400 participating museums from the United States, Canada, and more. 

ROAM members receive a free Open House, Standard, or Winter tour for the named member and a guest, or a discounted rate of $20 for the named member and a guest, on the Extended tour. Additionally, members receive a 10% discount on most Pavilion Shop at Graycliff purchases.

ROAM members will be required to show your physical or digital membership card upon arrival, featuring the ROAM logo, or Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums noted on the card to receive benefits.

The Frank Lloyd Wright National Reciprocal Sites Program is an alliance of over 35 Frank Lloyd Wright organizations that offer reciprocal benefits to participating members.

FLWR members receive a free Open House, Standard, or Winter tour for the named member and a guest, or a discounted rate of $20 for the named member and a guest, on the Extended tour. Additionally, members receive a 10% discount on most Pavilion Shop at Graycliff purchases.

FLWR members will be required to show your physical or digital membership card upon arrival, featuring the FLWR identifier, or Frank Lloyd Wright Reciprocal Program noted on the card to receive benefits.

Other Ways to Save

Graycliff has a number of other ways to save, through programs we participate in, volunteering for local cultural organizations, or by becoming a member of Graycliff!
If you are eligible for one of the programs or ways to save below, please call Graycliff Staff at 716-947-9217 to make your reservation. We are unable to take these reservations online.

Other Programs

ASI has been connecting Western New Yorkers to a wide array of arts and cultural programs and events through the Arts Access program since 2013. They believe that art is not a luxury but a necessity. The Arts Access program was created to remove the barriers that prohibit many Western New Yorkers from experiencing the arts, including cost, transportation, language, and effort.

Arts Access Pass holders receive a free Open House, Standard, Winter, or Extended tour for the named member and a guest. Additionally, free tickets may be available for select Graycliff events through the Arts Access Plus lottery program (please click here for more information on the Arts Access Plus program).

Art Access Pass holders must provide their physical Arts Access card upon arrival.

Through Museums for All, those receiving food assistance can gain free or reduced admission to more than 1,000 museums throughout the United States simply by presenting their SNAP EBT card. Museums for All is a national, branded access program that encourages individuals of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum habits.

Museums for All participants receive a free Open House or Standard tour for the SNAP EBT cardholder and up to three guests, or a discounted rate of $3 on the Winter or Extended tour.

Participants in Museums for All must show their SNAP EBT card and photo ID upon arrival.

The Museum Education Consortium of Buffalo is a collaboration of many of Buffalo’s finest museums and cultural institutions. MECOB Docents are priceless because they provide an invaluable service to help cultural institutions educate, enlighten, and entertain our visitors of all ages from the WNY community and beyond.

MECOB Docent members receive a free Standard or Winter tour for the named member, or a discounted rate of $20 on the Extended tour.

MECOB Docent members will be required to show your MECOB membership card upon arrival to receive benefits.

Your Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Card means you can receive discounts across Erie County! Visit a local museum, cultural center or theater you’ve never been to before. Your Library card is your ticket to accessing our area’s very important places and things!

Buffalo & Erie County library members receive a $5 off up to four Standard or Extended tour tickets when using code READWRIGHT when booking. Additionally, members receive a 10% discount on most Pavilion Shop at Graycliff purchases when presenting your Buffalo & Erie County Library Card.

VIP Pass holders will need to provide their Buffalo & Erie County Public Library cards upon arrival to receive the discounted rate.

Graycliff would like to extend a special discount to staff at other cultural institutions (museums, galleries, zoos, historic sites, etc.).

Cultural colleagues receive a free Standard or Winter tour for the staff member, or a discounted rate of $20 on the Extended tour.

Staff must show a name badge or business card from a relevant, museum related cultural non-profit upon arrival to receive the discounted rate.

Another great way to save at Graycliff and other cultural institutions is to become a member of Graycliff! 

All Graycliff memberships include free Open House and Standard tours, and participation in the Time Travelers and Empire State Museum Reciprocal Program (ESMRP). Members at the Martins level membership or above, also enjoy reduced rate or free Extended tours, and participation in the Frank Lloyd Wright Reciprocal (FLWR), North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM), and Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums (ROAM) programs. These include access to over 1,000 Wright sites, museums, galleries, and more across North America!

Please note: Reservations are required and are limited to a maximum of two admissions at no charge or a reduced rate, unless otherwise noted. Additionally, reciprocal benefits and ways to save do not stack, and each party is limited to two free or reduced rate admissions, unless otherwise noted.