The National Association of Realtors has formed a new REALTOR VIPSM Alliance Program partnership with Smithsonian magazine.

Through the partnership, NAR members can take advantage of a special NAR Smithsonian National Associate Membership category that entitles them to a variety of benefits. Among them are a one-year subscription to Smithsonian magazine, Smithsonian stores and restaurants discounts, free admission to the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City, and invitations to regional events throughout the United States. These memberships are offered to NAR members for only $14 per membership, which represents a 50 percent discount off the normal rates.

In addition, members also receive an exclusive 8”x10” lithograph of the watercolor print of the Ipswich House, a pre-Revolutionary War home featured in the NAR-sponsored “Within These Walls …” exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Bob Goldberg, NAR senior vice president of marketing and business development, said, “We are excited to be building on our groundbreaking partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex. In addition to NAR’s sponsorship of the popular ‘Within These Walls …’ exhibition, we are now pleased to offer our members an array of unique benefits through a special Smithsonian National Associate package.”

“We believe NAR members will enjoy the exclusive benefits associated with this special Smithsonian membership. And, since these benefits last all year and include monthly issues of Smithsonian magazine, the memberships also make great closing and client gifts at an affordable price,” said Scott Rockman, Smithsonian Business Ventures vice president of consumer marketing.

NAR members enjoy the benefits of NAR’s REALTOR VIPSM Program, which is designed to help Realtors® gain the advantages of group buying power, plan for the future, and expand their professional knowledge through its more than 50 publications and educational offerings. The more than 30 REALTOR VIPSM strategic alliance partners, which make up the program, are leaders in their industries and committed to providing NAR members with special offerings tailored to their needs.

To learn more about the NAR Smithsonian National Associate Membership, call 1-877/485-6410. For more information about the REALTOR VIPSM Program, log on to www.Realtor.org/realtorvip.

Published: May 9, 2002

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