To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Battleship Cove
5 Water Street, Fall River, MA 02721
508-678-1100
https://www.battleshipcove.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Battleship Cove is a war memorial and historic military museum located in Fall River, Massachusetts. It is home to five National Historic Landmark ships, and other craft, including the USS Massachusetts, USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., USS Lionfish, Hiddensee, and two PT boats. Their collection of aircraft includes two Bell helicopters that saw combat in the Vietnam War—the Bell UH-1 “Huey” Iroquois and the Bell AH-1 Cobra—as well as two of the first drone unmanned aerial vehicles used by the military. In addition to exhibits focused on military history, the Maritime Museum presents the history of the RMS Titanic and the famous Fall River Line.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Military, Technology
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
-This pass admits up to 2 adults (ages 13+) and 3 children (ages 4-12) at $3.00 each. Children 3 and under are admitted free.
-You may either purchase your tickets in person or online using the discount code on this pass.
-To purchase your discounted tickets online, go to https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/battleshipcove/items/48343/calendar/ , click on the desired date, then click "Are you a member", enter the discount code, and select the amount of admissions for the relevant options of "Adults - Adult Discounted Admission" and "Children - Child Discounted Admission " and proceed as instructed.
-When you arrive at Battleship Cove, check in at the entrance. You will be asked to show this pass printed out or on your device.
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-1638
https://hmsc.harvard.edu/
[Details/Reserve]
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture is a partnership of museums on the Harvard University Cambridge campus dedicated to the natural world, science, and human cultures. They include the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, the Harvard Museum of Natural History (comprised of the Harvard University Herbaria, Mineralogical and Geological Museum, and Museum of Comparative Zoology), the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, all located between Oxford St./Divinity Ave area. Of particular note are the famous glass flowers, models commissioned by Harvard in 1886 to aid in the teaching of botany (and made in Germany over the course of more than eight decades), on display in the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Each hard copy pass allows four visitors into the museums at a 50% off admission rate regardless of age/admission level. Youth under 3 are admitted for free.
Each pass allows for four 50% off admissions to both the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum of
Archaeology & Ethnology, as well as their free museums the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
and the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. Patrons will enter through the Natural History or Peabody Museum.
Please be prepared to show the physical library pass and proof of Massachusetts residency. Only one member of the party must be a MA resident. The pass admits up to four visitors. The passes are non-transferable and may not be combined with other offers. Youth under 3 are admitted free.
HMNH & PMAE opened daily 9:00 am-5:00pm.
Note: Museums are free to all MA residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and on Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm with proof of residency. No library pass required during those times.
Note: Free admission to all MA Teachers (K-12). Free admission to MA residents with an EBT or WIC card. No library passes required in those circumstances.
HMANE & CHSI opened Sunday-Friday 11:00 am-4:00 pm and closed Saturdays.
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove Street, Sandwich, MA 02563
508-888-3300
https://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Heritage Museums & Gardens is located on 100 acres on the banks of Shawme Pond in Sandwich, MA. The gardens feature internationally important collections of rhododendrons, a comprehensive collection of hydrangeas, a collection of over 1,000 varieties of daylilies, hostas, herb, heather gardens, and more than a thousand varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers along paths. An outdoor “Nature Explore Classroom” facilitates encounters with nature and STEM concepts for children ages 2 through 10. In addition, three gallery buildings house permanent exhibits of world-class automobiles, a working vintage carousel, American folk art, and special exhibitions. There is a café and gift shop on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Pass holders receive 50 % off general admission prices ($25 adult; $15 youth) for up to six individuals (adults and/or youth 3-17 years old). Children 2 and under are always free.
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: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass grants the pass-holder free admission for two adults and their children and grandchildren under eighteen to tour one of Historic New England's thirty-eight sites.
Please check Historic New England's website for particular location's hours.
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 Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
PATRONS DO NOT NEED TO RESERVE A PASS TO GET THE JFK LIBRARY & MUSEUM DISCOUNT.
(PLEASE NOTE, THAT IN ORDER FOR TUFTS LIBRARY TO SHOW THIS INFORMATION IN THIS SYSTEM, WE NEED TO SHOW IT AS A PASS THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP, BUT DISREGARD ANY MENTION OF PICKING UP THE PASS AT A BRANCH UNDER THE PASS TYPE. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.)
● A valid Massachusetts library card grants the cardholder 50% off one
admission ticket. In order to receive the discount, visitors must show their
physical or digital Massachusetts library card to staff at the front desk. The
discount is valid for the library card holder only. Each patron will need to
present a Massachusetts library card in order to receive the discount.
● Children 12 and under receive free admission to the Museum.
● The discount must be redeemed in person.
● The discount is not valid with any other discounts offered by the Museum.
Present your physical or digital Massachusetts library card at the Admissions
Desk to receive a 50% discount on the cardholder's admission ticket. This
offer is valid for visitors aged 13 and over and the visitor must present a
Massachusetts library card to receive the discount. No pass is needed. Visitors
aged 12 and under receive free admission. Please reach out to the JFK Library
Visitor Services Department with questions at kennedy.groupvisits@nara.gov
or 617-514-1600.
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
Each pass allows admission for 2 adults at $10 each (general admission and special exhibition) and up to 4 children ages 7–17 at $10 each (special exhibition only). There is no discount for children 7–17 for general admission, currently $10. Children 6 and under are admitted free.
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 Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass will admit up to 4 people at a 50% discount on tickets to the Museum’s Exhibit Halls. Children under 3 are not included in the count of 4 and are always admitted for free.
1. Your Library pass can only be used on the date printed on the pass.
2. Please bring your library pass confirmation (printed or displayed on a phone) when you visit.
3. 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 if you would like to reserve your Exhibit Halls passes in advance to avoid waiting in line the day of your visit, please call 617-723-2500 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily).
4. If you are unable to show your Library confirmation on a phone, you may print out a copy using the link in the confirmation email or request a paper copy from the library.
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
Pass provides discount code which admits 2 people to general museum admission at a reduced fee of $12 per person. Youth 16 and under receive free admission.
Admission to Yin Yu Tang, the Chinese House, and special ticketed exhibitions require the pass holder to pay a separate fee.
Once you receive your promo code via email, visit pem.org/tickets reserve passes online or call the PEM reservation line at 978-542-1511 to purchase your admission..
A discount code from reservation does not guarantee a reservation. Patrons should reserve a spot with PEM immediately after receiving the discount code.
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-746-1622
http://www.plimoth.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Plimoth Patuxet Museums offers a living history that tells the story of the English colonists who became known as “Pilgrims” and the Native Americans with whom they interacted. A big draw is the re-creation of the original settlement, populated with interpreters in period dress with whom one may interact that are based on actual historical figures. Native People from various nations in historically accurate dress provide information about the Wampanoag—the first tribe the Pilgrims encountered—at a home site based on how the group would have lived in the 17th century. In addition to the two settlements, the museum includes a visitor center, the Craft Center, barns that contain rare and heritage animal breeds, and a grist mill that manufactures cornmeal. Plymouth Patuxet Museums is also responsible for the replica of the Mayflower, the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This coupon must be presented to Plimoth Patuxet Museums guest services staff upon arrival at the Museum for Weymouth Public Library patrons to purchase a Heritage Pass, Combination Pass, or Plimoth Patuxet Only pass for up to six individuals at the reduced rate of $18 per adult; $12 per child ages 5-17.
This coupon is for one time use only by the patron.
Visit plimoth.org/plan-your-visit for up to date visitor information or call 508-746-1622 for hours, directions or other information.
Valid until 7/31/2024 for 2023-2024 and Valid from 08/01/2024 through 7/31/2025 for 2024-2025.
Sandwich Glass Museum
129 Main Street, Sandwich, MA 02563
508-888-0251
https://sandwichglassmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Sandwich Glass Museum is dedicated to the history of the town in which it is located, with a special emphasis on the glass that made it famous in the 19th century. Thirteen galleries display their collection of old and modern examples of glass objects, including roughly 6,000 pieces produced at the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company in the 1800s on the site where the museum sits today. In addition, the museum hosts live demonstrations of glass-blowing. There is a gift store on the premises, which includes work by local glass-blowers.
Categories: Children, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Complimentary Admission for up to 4 persons.
Print this pass or show it on your device at the Sandwich Glass Museum's admissions counter.
The Trustees of the Reservations preserve and protect more than 100 special properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value—nearly 25,000 acres—all around Massachusetts. From Crane’s Beach in Ipswich and World’s End in Hingham to The Old Manse in Concord and Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, visitors to Trustees sites enjoy local history and nature in its various forms: beaches, meadows, forests, swamps and more.
Categories: Family, History, Nature, Recreation
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Use at Trustees properties for free or reduced admission for Trustee properties across the state.
GO Pass admission is equivalent to the admission benefit of a Trustees Family level Membership: two adults and children under 18 at Trustees properties that charge an admission fee.