ICA Memberships More Expensive

One more sign that the Institute of Contemporary Art is ratcheting up for its new building: Higher membership fees. In a letter lauding the "first new museum to be built in Boston in nearly 100 years," Director Jill Medvedow writes enthusiastically about the Members' Preview Party set for September 15. Individual memberships rise from $50 to $65, family from $75 to $95. The patron-level has increased from $300 to $500 and the $500 donor level has become the $1,000 advocate. ICA officials point out that the new membership levels come with loads of new perks, from a new member tour to special discounts at the Water Café.