To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
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 Benefits
Admits up to 4 people at 1/2 off regular admission.
Ages 12 months and under are free.
Pass can be presented on a hand held device or as a paper print out at the museum.
Cape Ann Museum
27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
978-283-0455 http://www.capeannmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1873, the Cape Ann Museum is a cultural center that includes galleries (displaying both permanent and temporary exhibitions), an auditorium, library/archives, a children's activity center, two sculpture gardens and two historic homes. The largest collection of works by Fitz Henry Lane, renowned marine artist and native son, may be found there, as well as paintings and sculptures by artists with a connection to Cape Ann. Two historic properties maintained by the museum, The White-Ellery House (1710) and the Captain Elias Davis House (1804) may be visited. The Library & Archives is a major resource for the study of the industrial, social, maritime and art history of Cape Ann. Special events include lectures, walking tours, and youth and family programs. (See website for schedule). A museum shop is on the premises.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Available only at the Farms branch.
Admits up to 2 people at no charge.
Ages 18 and under are free.
Pass must be picked up at the library and presented at the museum.
There is an additional fee and timed tickets required for special exhibits. They must be reserved online at https://home.capeannmuseum.org/
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 Benefits
Admits up to 4 people at $5 per person.
Ages 17 and under are free.
Main Library electronic pass:
The online promo code is MPP26841HG. Online reservations are required.
Go to https://tnew.gardnermuseum.org/events. Submit the promo code in the box at the top of the screen. Select the visit date and a time to enter. Add desired number of tickets to the basket. Login or create an account. Finish checking out (discount is applied only at checkout).
Farms branch electronic pass:
Use promo code MPP81883 when purchasing tickets.
Pass does not guarantee a reservation to the museum. Pass can be presented on a hand held device or as a paper print out at the museum.
John F. Kennedy Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125
617-514-1600 https://www.jfklibrary.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, dedicated to the memory of the nation’s thirty-fifth president, is located on a ten-acre park which overlooks the sea in an building designed by I.M. Pei. The Museum portrays the life, leadership, and legacy of President Kennedy, conveys his enthusiasm for politics and public service, and illustrates the nature of the office of the President, all through permanent and changing exhibits. The Library is available to students and scholars to conduct research using its collection of historical materials chronicling mid-20th century politics and the life and administration of the institution’s namesake.
Categories: Family, Governance, History
Pass Benefits
Available only at the main library.
Admits up to 2 people at $3 per person.
Ages 12 and under are free.
Pass must be picked up at the main library and presented at the museum.
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 Benefits
Admits up to 2 people at $10 per person.
Ages 6 and under are free.
Pass can be presented on a hand held device or as a paper print out at the museum.
The Museum of Science in Boston is located on a piece of land that extends the width of the Charles River, connecting Boston and Cambridge. Dedicated to promoting and educating visitors about science and technology, the museum includes a planetarium, the world’s largest open-air Van de Graaff generator, an IMAX theatre, a butterfly garden, and permanent and changing exhibits on birds, insects and animals; space; dinosaurs; engineering; nanotechnology; math; biology; and more.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science, Technology, Sky
Pass Benefits
Admits up to 4 people at a 50% discount on tickets to the museum's exhibit halls.
Children 2 and under are not included in the count of 4 and are always admitted for free.
Library pass can only be used on the date printed on the pass.
When you arrive at the museum, stop at the box office to exchange your library pass and purchase your exhibit halls tickets at the discounted rate. If you have any questions or would like to reserve your exhibit hall passes in advance to avoid waiting in line the day of your visit, call 617-723-2500 (9 AM-5 PM daily).
Pass can be presented on a hand held device or as a paper pass at the museum.
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 Benefits
Admits up to 4 people at 1/2 off regular admission.
Ages 2 and under are free.
Pass can be presented on a hand held device or as a paper print out at the museum.
North Shore Children's Museum
10 Main Street, Peabody, MA 01960
978-538-5765 https://www.nschildrensmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Located in downtown Peabody, MA, the North Shore Children's Museum offers 15 hands-on exhibits geared towards explorative and imaginative play for children ages 2 to 8. A child may become a superhero in the Comic Room, a builder in the Gross Motor Room, an artist in the Makerspace, and more. All exhibits are in ADA-accessible spaces.
Categories: Children, Family, Science
Pass Benefits
Admits up to 5 people at 1/2 off regular admission.
Ages 12 months and under are free.
Pass may be presented on a hand held device or as a paper printout at the museum.
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 Benefits
Admits up to 2 people at $12 per person.
Ages 16 and under are free.
Pass can be presented on a hand held device or as a paper print out at the museum.
Wenham Museum
132 Main Street, Wenham, MA 01984
978-468-2377 http://www.wenhammuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Wenham Museum is a history museum celebrating the treasures of childhood and New England family life across four centuries, with an emphasis on the North Shore. The museum's collections feature a world-renowned doll collection and dollhouses, costumes and textiles, model trains, antique toys, historic photographs, and the interactive Family Discovery Gallery. Admission includes a tour of the historic Claflin-Gerrish-Richards House, built at the end of the 17th century. In addition, there are rotating special programs and exhibitions. A gift shop is on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Admits up to 4 people at 1/2 off regular admission.
Ages 12 months and under are free.
Pass can be presented on a hand held device or as a paper print out at the museum.
Zoo New England
1 Franklin Park Road, Boston, MA 02121
617-541-5466 http://www.zoonewengland.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Zoo New England operates Franklin Park Zoo, a 72-acre site nestled in Boston’s historic Franklin Park, and the Stone Zoo, located on a 26-acre site near Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA. In addition to animals, both zoos are engaged in wildlife and conservation programs, research, and education.
Pass Benefits
Available only at the main library.
Admits up to 6 people at $9 per person.
Ages 3-12 at $6 per child.
Ages 2 and under are free.
Pass must be picked up at the library and presented at the zoo.