The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California doesn’t list an educator discount on admission. What it lists is $20 off any level of membership for educators, and you claim it by contacting the membership office before you buy.
If you were hoping to flash a teacher ID at the ticket window, that isn’t how this one works. The discount comes off a membership, and it takes one email or phone call before you pay. The rest of this page covers who counts as an educator, what the membership gets you and what the garden’s separate educator event looked like.
How To Get The Huntington Library Teacher Discount
The membership page says the Huntington offers listed groups a $20 discount on any level of membership, and educators are one of them. It defines educators as preschool through university-level faculty and administrators at an accredited school. To redeem it, the page says to contact membership@huntington.org or 626-405-2124 prior to purchasing. The page lists the membership office as available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Two rules apply. The person who qualifies for the discount must be a cardholder, and multiple discounts can’t be combined. The same list offers the $20 discount to seniors (age 65+) and SNAP EBT cardholders.
What A Membership Includes
The membership page lists free admission for up to two named adult cardholders in the same household, and says all levels include the member’s children or grandchildren, age 17 and under. For the Sustaining level, the page says it pays for itself in less than three visits.
A few rules are worth knowing before you pay. The page says memberships are not refundable or transferable. Reservations are required Friday through Sunday, on holidays and during peak seasons. And on the first Thursday of the month, the page says member visitation isn’t permitted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission Without A Membership
The Plan Your Visit page lists no educator rate for admission. It lists adult tickets at $29 Monday through Thursday and $34 Friday through Sunday, on holidays and in peak seasons, and says discounts aren’t available for AARP, AAA, AARM, NARM, ICOM, birthdays, or local residents.
The Educator Fall Kickoff
Separately, the Huntington has hosted an Educator Fall Kickoff for K-12 educators. Its event page describes a drop-in event with information booths, a hands-on artmaking activity and time to network with other educators, and says registration included free admission to the Huntington.
The page marks the event as sold out and as a past event, and it doesn’t list a next date, so don’t plan around it.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
The membership page says to contact the membership office before purchasing, but it doesn’t say what proof of educator status the office asks for. It also doesn’t mention substitutes, retired teachers or paraprofessionals, so if you’re not a faculty member or administrator at an accredited school, ask the office before you count on the discount. We didn’t find a teacher ID requirement on the page, and we didn’t find a next date for the Educator Fall Kickoff.
Q&A
Is there a teacher discount on Huntington admission?
We couldn’t find one. The Plan Your Visit page lists no educator rate. The educator discount is $20 off a membership.
How do I get the $20 off?
The membership page says to contact membership@huntington.org or 626-405-2124 prior to purchasing.
Who counts as an educator?
The page says preschool through university-level faculty and administrators at an accredited school.
Can I use it with the senior or SNAP EBT discount?
No. The page says multiple discounts can’t be combined.
Do I show a teacher ID at the gate?
The page doesn’t mention one. It says to contact the membership office prior to purchasing.
Can I get a refund on a membership?
No. The page says memberships are not refundable or transferable.
Is the Educator Fall Kickoff still open?
The event page marks it as sold out and as a past event.
More Information:
The details above come from the Huntington’s own website as it loaded when we checked, and its offers change through the year. See more entertainment discounts for teachers.
