Requires museum membership, which is $45 in the Chicago area, $33 nationally.

After 50 hours of service, all volunteers receive a free, one-year museum membership.

Since the Mapplethorpe controversy began, museum membership has doubled to 3,200 people.

A museum membership ($55) is also required.

In addition, people who purchase museum memberships automatically receive one to four free tickets to the Matisse show, depending upon the membership category.

In fact, we decided a few months ago that quilts are so important we'd establish a special category of museum membership for quilt members.

During 2009, attendance was around 2 million-up 33 percent from 2008-in addition to a total of approximately 100,000 museum memberships.

The Met also allowed its members to skip the line; museum membership increased 15%, with 20,000 new memberships sold during the show.

Gift ideas also include magazine subscriptions, museum memberships, and lessons for riding, swimming or ice skating.

A series of staff defections followed, and a decline in museum membership.