To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Boston Children’s Museum
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
617-426-6500
http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1913 by the Science Teachers’ Bureau, the Boston Children’s Museum is the second oldest children’s museum in the world and one of the few that maintain a collection. Designed for both children and families, the Museum exhibits focus on science, culture, environmental awareness, health & fitness, and the arts, emphasizing hands-on engagement and learning through experience, and employing play as a tool to spark the inherent creativity, curiosity, and imagination of children.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, Technology
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Boston Children's Museum offers a wide variety of exhibits and programs for children and families.
In addition to the library pass you are required to make a reservation for a specific time slot at the museum. Please see the website.
The museum pass provides 1/2 price admission for up to 4 visitors.
Children’s Museum of New Hampshire
6 Washington Street, Dover, NH 03820
603-742-2002
http://www.childrens-museum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire offers opportunities for children and families to explore art, science, and culture through dozens of activities and exhibits. Among these are the Thinkering and Steam Innovation Labs; Dino Detective; Music Matrix & Sound Watch; Naturalist's Study; Cave Explorers; and Post Office. The recently re-opened Dover Adventure Playground features a life-size flat-bottomed vintage gundalow boat; a net climber; swings and slides; a 3-story Garrison tower; a 1,200 pound, 3x8 foot climbable Alewife granite fish sculpture; a splash pad; musical instruments; and a life-sized “whale's tail” sculpture perched on the roof of the Dover Pool. Regularly scheduled special events take place throughout the year, including the Dover Mini Maker Faire; Teddy Bear Clinic + Picnic; Toddlerfest; 5K Road Race + Kid-Venture Course; and Earth Day Celebration; among others. A museum shop is on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Music, Science, Technology
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover offers a variety of programs and exhibits for children from pre-school through middle school.
The library offers one pass per day, admitting up to four persons at half the regular admission price. (Full price is currently $11.00 for ages 1+, no charge for under 1, seniors $9)
ALL VISITORS MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS due to limited capacity. All reservations can be made online: www.childrens-museum.org
Visitors must present the library pass when arriving at the front desk to check-in and pay.
Historic New England
141 Cambridge Street, Administrative Offices: Otis House, Boston, MA 02114
https://www.historicnewengland.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Historic New England is a historic preservation organization which owns and operates historic house museums and properties open to the public throughout most of New England. The majority of the 36 properties are in Massachusetts, but locations exist in all NE states but Vermont. These include Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, ME), the Jackson House (Portsmouth, NH), the Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm, which (Newbury, MA), Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, CT), the Otis House (Boston, MA), the Lyman Estate (Waltham, MA), Gropius House (Lincoln, MA), and the Arnold House (Lincoln, RI). Styles represented include Federal, Colonial Revival, Victorian, Queen Anne, Arts & Crafts, and Modern, among many others. The website provides much detail, including directions, contact information, and history of each property.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History, Nature, Recreation
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
The Historic New England pass may be used for admission to tours at 36 Historic New England Properties.
Visit HistoricNewEngland.org to see a complete list of sites and schedules. Note: Most sites are only open thru October.
You MUST visit the website to select a property and book your tour.
The library offers two passes, each admitting two(2) adults and children.
The pass may be used at more than one property per day.
Pass includes a 10% discount on purchases made in the museum shops.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210
617-478-3100
https://www.icaboston.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The building that houses the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston on Fan Pier is the first in the US designed by the architectural firm of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The museum was founded in 1936 as a sister institution to New York’s MoMA, though it had no permanent collection until starting one after moving into the new building on the waterfront in 2006. In addition to the collection, changing exhibitions, music, dance, film, talks, tours, family activities, and teen programming are offered throughout the year.
Categories: Art, Family, Music, Dance
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
The ICA is devoted to art of our time, displayed in its dramatic building in the Boston Seaport District.
The pass admits two adults at a co-pay of $10.00. Youth 18 and under: free
Admission
The ICA is no longer requiring timed entry for admission to the museum, however advance reservations are strongly recommended. Please note the following:
1. Patrons must acquire a valid physical or digital library pass at their participating library.
2. Advance tickets are recommended and can be arranged online: https://www.icaboston.org/
3. Click on “Buy Tickets” and select your chosen date for ICA General Museum Admission
4. Click on “Library Pass Coupon” ticket price. Anyone 18 and under receive complimentary admission and should use the ticket price “Youth (0-12)” or “Youth (13-18)”
5. Follow steps to complete order. Your ICA tickets will be emailed to you.
6. When you arrive at the ICA, proceed to the visitor services desk with your tickets and your library pass. The library pass will be collected at this time (if physical) or shown to the staff member at the desk (if digital).
If you have questions about the online ordering system, contact visitorservices@icaboston.org.
Your ticket is valid for entry any time during the date selected. Please note: last entry to the museum is 20 minutes prior to closing time. Tickets are final sale.
Open on the following national holidays when admission is FREE for all: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
The ICA is closed on Patriot’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115
617-566-1401
http://www.gardnermuseum.org/home/
[Details/Reserve]
The Gardner Museum houses the collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a local patron of the arts who died in 1924, in a building she commissioned to look like a 15th century Venetian palazzo. The center of the original building showcases courtyard plantings that reflect the seasons as they evolve throughout the year. In addition to her collection, which remains displayed exactly she arranged it per her will, there are changing exhibitions, concerts, lectures, family events, and an artist-in-residence program. In 2012, the museum opened an addition designed by Renzo Piano that houses a space for their concert series.
Categories: Art, Family, Music
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers a remarkable collection of fine art and decorative objects, displayed in the intimate setting of Fenway Court, built specifically for this purpose. The indoor courtyard garden is spectacular!
The pass admits up to four people at $5.00 each. Valid only for general admission. Children under 18 are always admitted free.
In addition to the Library Museum Pass, you must reserve timed tickets on the website. You will receive a promo code when you pick up your pass.
Please check their website for more information!
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
2 Institute Drive, Concord, NH 03301
603-271-7827
https://www.starhop.com/
[Details/Reserve]
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, located in Concord, NH, is dedicated to the two astronauts who came from the granite state—Christa McAuliffe and Alan Shepard. The museum offers a range of permanent and changing exhibits that focus on astronomy, aviation, earth and space science, including full-sized replicas of Mercury 7 and Mercury-Redstone rockets, a 1956 XF8U-3 Crusader jet, and items from Star Trek movies, a planetarium, and an observatory. There is a museum shop and café on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Science, Technology
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center’s mission is to inspire every generation to reach for the stars, through engaging, artful and entertaining activities that explore astronomy, aviation, earth and space science.
The Library pass will admit 4 people free of charge per day. Children under 2 are always free.
The Planetarium show is an additional cost of $7 per person (not included in the library pass discount).
Not required, but it is Recommended that you RESERVE MUSEUM TICKETS IN ADVANCE due to limited capacity. Directions are located on the pass you will pick up at the library and visit https://www.starhop.com/tickets
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
18 Highlawn Road, Warner, NH 03278
603-456-2600
https://www.indianmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, located on 12 1/2 acres in Warner, NH, is dedicated to Native American culture across North America, both past and present. Outside, the Medicine Woods includes plants, shrubs, and trees used by Native Americans for food, medicine, dye, shelter and tools. Inside, exhibits in the galleries and the lobby present artifacts from tribes from all over the country, as well as contemporary work. There is a gift shop on premises.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Each pass admits for free, up to four people, or 2 adults and their children and day except during special events. Please check their website before you visit their website for visit information.
NOTE: This pass will need to be returned to the library reference desk by 9pm the day after your museum visit.
The museum maintains regular hours Monday-Sunday during May-October. Open by appointment only November-May.
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
617-267-9300
http://www.mfa.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, in existence since July 4, 1876, is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world, with a collection of almost 500,000 works of art, ranging from ancient Egyptian artifacts to contemporary painting, sculpture and video. In addition, there are always special exhibitions on view, opportunities to take advantage of educational programs—some right in the galleries—and a contemplative Japanese garden.
Categories: Art, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is the region's premier art museum. Check the Website below for list of holiday and early closures and other information.
The library pass admits two adults at $10.00 each. You must use the code that is sent to you and RESERVE TICKETS ONLINE with the code or present the code at the admission desk.
Reserving tickets in advance is strongly recommended -- www.mfa.org/tickets. You will receive MFA e-tickets via email which can be presented at the Museum on a phone or device or printed.
General admission tickets are no longer timed entry and are valid for the entire day of your visit. Special ticketed exhibitions still require a timed-entry ticket.
Children 6 and under are free. Each pass now allows 2 adults for $10 each (general admission and special exhibition) and up to 4 children 7 – 17 $10 each (special exhibition only. There is no discount for children 7-17 for general admission as it’s already $10.
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
617-973-5200
http://www.neaq.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The New England Aquarium is home to thousands of aquatic animals, from the giant Pacific octopus to Northern fur seals to little blue penguins. They offer a wide range of exhibits, including a shark and ray touch tank and the Giant Ocean Tank, a four-story coral reef featuring hundreds of Caribbean animals. In addition, they have an IMAX theatre and run whale watch boat excursions in partnership with Boston Harbor Cruises from April through November.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Science, Ocean
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This coupon admits up to four persons at a reduced price of 50% off regular ticket prices.
Please present the electronic coupon at the box office. Library pass visitors will always be able to enter!
Pass may not be applied to IMAX, whale watch, or combination tickets.
The Aquarium is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
· Redeem this coupon in the General Admission line at the Aquarium’s ticket booth for discounted admission for up to 4 people. · Only applies to adult and child pricing.
· Please visit neaq.org/coupons for details.
· Review the Aquarium’s website at www.neaq.org/safety ahead of your visit to ensure a safe and accessible experience.
· Valid only for Aquarium admission.
· This coupon does not provide any other discounts and cannot be applied to combo tickets.
· Library coupons or tickets obtained with library coupons may not be sold.
· Void if altered or copied. No cash value.
· Hours of operation are subject to change.
New Hampshire Historical Society
30 Park Street, Concord, NH 03301
603-228-6688
https://www.nhhistory.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1823, the New Hampshire Historical Society collects objects, books, manuscripts, and images that document New Hampshire's history. Exhibitions at their headquarters in Concord, NH contain a range of objects, photographs, and documents that illuminate the state's history, art, and culture. These include Native American artifacts; items from the Revolutionary period through the Civil War and World War II; the 1818 eagle that once sat atop the state capitol; portraits of notable New Hampshire residents such as Franklin Pierce and Daniel Webster; early furniture, silver, and other decorative arts; 19th-century White Mountain landscape paintings; and memorabilia from New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primaries. Temporary exhibitions focus on various aspects of the society's holdings. Research may be conducted in the on-site library.
Categories: Art, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
The museum of the New Hampshire Historical Society traces the history of the state from pre-colonial times to the present. It offers many special exhibitions. This pass also allows free admission to the research library and 15% discount in the museum store.
One pass per day, admitting up to four adults or two adults and their children or grandchildren.
Visit their website for exhibit information, hours, and current covid protocols!
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970-3783
978-745-9500
http://www.pem.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Peabody Essex Museum grew out of the collection of East India Marine Society, an organization of Salem captains whose charter called for acquisition of “natural and artificial curiosities.” Its permanent collection contains art and artifacts of Africa, Asia, India, China (with a Qing Dynasty house brought from the Huizhou region), Japan, Korea, Pacific Islands, and features objects of maritime art and history that include paintings, drawings, ship models, marine decorative arts, tools, weapons, navigational instruments, and ship and yacht plans. It also has a thriving changing exhibition schedule that sometimes includes important traveling shows.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Ocean
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
PEM , located in Salem, MA, is known for its American, Far Eastern, Maritime, and Indigenous collections and for its special exhibitions.
This pass admits two adults to the Museum for: $12.00 per adult each day -- timed reservations may still be necessary!
This pass is a printable pass. Pass will be found in your confirmation email. It is not necessary to visit the library to pick it up.
The museum is open Thursday, Saturday & Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm. Friday 10 am - 7 pm.
More than one pass may be available per day, please ask if there are more than 2 adults in your party.
For hours and more information visit their website. https://www.pem.org/
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
Portland Art Museum
7 Congress Square, Portland, ME 04101
207-775-6148
https://www.portlandmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
In existence since 1882, the Portland Museum of Art has grown to house a collection of over 22,000 pieces. Its holdings include works of American, European, and contemporary art, and important pieces by Maine-associated artists such as Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Louise Nevelson, three generations of the Wyeth family, and John Greenleaf Cloudman. The major European movements from Impressionism through Surrealism are represented, with works by Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, René Magritte, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso, and Auguste Rodin, and more. There are also important works by George Bellows, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Abraham Walkowitz, Childe Hassam, and Fitz Henry Lane. A museum store is situated on the premises.
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
The Portland Museum of Art features significant collections of American and European art and offers changing exhibitions throughout the year.
This pass admits, for free, two adults and up to six children 14 and under. Valid for general and special exhibition admissions.
Portsmouth Historical Society
10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-436-8433
https://www.portsmouthhistory.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Portsmouth Historical Society is devoted to promoting Portsmouth history through its collections of artifacts and documents. It operates two facilities—the John Paul Jones House and Garden, a National Historic Landmark, and the Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center—both of which have exhibitions related to the Society's charter. There is a wheelchair ramp at rear of the building, an elevator to access the second floor, and accessible restrooms on the ground floor.
Categories: History, Nature, Religion
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
The Portsmouth Historical Society Pass covers admission to the John Paul Jones House and the Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center and Galleries for 2 adults and 2 children. Regular admission is $10/person.
Discover Portsmouth Center and Galleries are open Seasonally, April–December, 7 days a week. 10am–5pm
JPJ House is open Seasonally, Memorial Day Weekend–Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Strawbery Banke Museum
14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-433-1100
http://www.strawberybanke.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Strawbery Banke Museum is located in the South End Historic District of Portsmouth, NH, on a 10-acre campus that features more than 37 restored buildings built between the 17th and 19th centuries. Visitors may visit the historic buildings, some with staff in period dress engaged in traditional crafts such as boat-building, coopering, and wood-working; enjoy interactive exhibits about the history of the neighborhood and its preservation; and stroll and appreciate the heritage gardens and orchards, various heirloom breeds, and beehives. Themed centers provide different pathways for understanding the history. A museum store and a couple of restaurants are on the premises.
Categories: Architecture, Children, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
DEAR PATRONS! PLEASE CHECK THE STRAWBERY BANKE SCHEDULE BEFORE BOOKING!* http://www.strawberybanke.org/
This outdoor museum illustrates the rich history of a real neighborhood from the Seventeenth Century to the present.
The pass normally provides free admission to the museum for (2)two adults and (4)four children (may be different for special events).
May through October -- The historic houses are staffed and open for touring 10 am to 5 pm, 7 days a week
November/December -- hours change to weekend-only guided tours.
SKATING November to March -- schedule is weather permitting. The library pass allows half-price public skating tickets to Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond https://www.strawberybanke.org/skate/schedule.cfm
The pass also provides free admission for up to 4 people to Baby Animals: Heritage Breeds, Ghosts on the Banke, and the Candlelight Stroll.
*2024/25 HOURS:
April 27-June: Daily: 10 AM-4 PM
July-August: Daily: 10 AM-5 PM
September-October 27: Mondays, Thursdays, & Fridays: 10 AM-4 PM
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: Closed
Satudays & Sundays: 10 AM-4 PM
Exceptions: Strawbery Banke closes early on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 1 PM and reopens at 4 PM for Vintage & Vine — A Wine Festival in Historic Style. Separate tickets are required for this special event.