Membership FAQ’s

Your current active membership –including all of its benefits – will remain the same until your membership anniversary (formerly known as your expiration date – there are so many reasons to celebrate you!). As usual, you will hear from us the month of your anniversary with a reminder to renew into one of our new categories.

Children 18 & under receive FREE admission to WAG-Qaumajuq! If your children are aged 25 or younger and live in Manitoba, they can sign up for a free Friend level membership. There is no need to add your children to your membership.

You can continue to use your current membership card. When it comes time to renew in one of our new membership categories, you will receive a digital membership card or a new physical card if preferred. For more questions about digital cards, see the FAQ section on Digital Membership Cards below.

No, only the Friend memberships are free for those who belong to and are claimed by an Indigenous Nation. [Why is that?] Friend Plus memberships are priced to include extra perks like discounts, invites to events, and more. Your purchase of a Friend Plus or higher level membership helps to make our free and affordable memberships accessible to the community.

We no longer offer free passes as part of our memberships, however you will have the ability to bring one guest with you to select member-related events for free.

The membership cost of this level is $175, and that includes a number of great benefits unique to this membership level, including a coupon to the ShopWAG, invitations to special events, reciprocal admission at museums and galleries across North America (NARM), a subscription to Inuit Art Quarterly, and much more. This level is about giving back to WAG-Qaumajuq, and helping to make the Gallery more accessible to the community.

We have a minimum donation amount of $25, however there is no maximum – every donation amount creates more opportunity at the WAG. This includes free admissions and memberships for youth and Indigenous members of the community, a new initiative that was made possible by donors and members like you! Members who give donations of $1,000+ are automatically members of the Collectors Circle, and receive more unique experiences, while helping WAG-Qaumajuq make a deeper impact in the community.

Yes, your membership includes one companion who will receive their own membership card (digital membership cards will have both your names, but can be on your individual phones). Children aged 18 years and younger receive FREE admission to WAG-Qaumajuq and therefore do not need to be added to your membership.

Access the email from your smartphone and click the “Download” button, then click “Add to Wallet” and “Add.” The card will automatically go to your iPhone’s Apple Wallet. It can be accessed in Wallet at any time. Tap the (…) icon at the bottom-right corner to flip over your card and view your membership benefits, hours of operation, and contact information.

Android users need to download Wallet Passes from Google Play. After you have the app, access the email from your smartphone and click “Download” in the membership email, and the card will automatically go to your Wallet Passes app, where it can be accessed at any time. Tap the (i) icon to flip over your card and view your membership benefits, hours of operation, and contact information.

If you have a Gmail email address on your phone, or currently use the Gpay app, you may receive notification to download your WAG-Qaumajuq card to your Gpay account.

Google Pay (Gpay) passes are compatible with Android phones and iPhones. To install your digital card to Gpay, you just need to follow these steps:

If your phone shares the same email address you use in your desktop computer/notebook, then you can install it from your computer and visualize it on the phone later (you can install the Google pass to your phone directly from your computer):

1. Open the email you received
2. Click on the “Download” button
3. Click on “add to Gpay”
4. A preview will appear. Click on “Save to Gpay”
5. In some cases, Gpay might ask you to log in so you can save it to an account. Please log in to continue (credit card information should not be required).
6. That’s it! You can now access your digital card from your iPhone/Android phone after you download the Gpay app.

If you received the email directly to your phone (Android/iPhone):

1. Make sure Gpay is installed
2. Open the email directly from your phone
3. Click on the “Download” button
4. Click on “add to Gpay”
5. A preview will appear. Click on “Save to Gpay”
6. In some cases, Gpay might ask you to log in so you can save it to an account. Please log in to continue (no credit card information should be required).
7. The card will be saved to Gpay and you will be able to access it from the Gpay app at any moment.

Please contact us at membership@wag.ca or 204-789-1764 to request a physical card.

Please contact us at membership@wag.ca or 204-789-1764 to request a physical card, or let us know in person at the time of purchase.

Please contact us at membership@wag.ca or 204-789-1764. We will be happy to correct this for you.

For Android users, open your card in the Wallet Passes app, navigate to the back of the card by clicking the small “i” on the front and use the “Share Pass” button to send the card to your Companion. For iPhone users open your membership card in your Apple Wallet and click the (…) icon to access the back of your card. Once flipped, you will find the share icon at the top right of the digital card. You will be able to share the card through text message, iMessage, AirDrop, or other messaging options available on your phone.

If you have an iPhone, the card will automatically download to the Apple Wallet. Check the app for your new card (scroll through any cards that are already there- it may be hiding!). If you have an Android, you’ll need to download the Wallet Passes app from the Google Play Store prior to downloading the card. Your phone may also suggest downloading the card to your Google Pay (Gpay) app. You can download the Gpay app from your App Store/Google Play Store to access your card. If you’re still having trouble, please contact our digital card partners at membership@cuseum.com