To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Concord Museum
200 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742
978-369-9763
http://www.concordmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1886, the Concord Museum is a repository of local history and a gateway to the town of Concord. It educates visitors from around the world about the history of Concord and its continuing influence on American political, literary and cultural life through permanent and changing exhibits, educational programs and publications. Its collection contains a range of unique items from the area, including a Paul Revere lantern; many objects that once belonged to Henry David Thoreau; a reproduction of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s study; and furniture, artwork, and objects from the colonial era on.
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Pass allows up to 4 people at $5.00 off full admission. Children under 5 are admitted for free. Please check their website for hours of operation.
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PASS
Gore Place is a historic 19th century country house located in Waltham, MA. Indoor and outdoor tours of the 50-acre estate—which boasts a magnificent Mansion, an authentic 1793 Carriage House, a working farm, and beautiful grounds—are available; check the website for the schedule. Special events include an annual sheepshearing festival and a summer concert series. There is a museum shop on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Tours
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
THIS IS A RETURNABLE PASS
PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO CARY LIBRARY NO LATER THAN 9 a.m. THE DAY AFTER USE
Pricing: Reduced admission for up to 2 adults at $5 each and 2 children under 12 free.
Tickets for Saturday tours must be purchased in advance.
For more information, please visit Gore Place
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
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
THIS COUPON PASS MUST BE PICKED FROM THE LIBRARY PRIOR TO YOUR VISIT TO MUSEUM
PASS DOES NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED
One pass admits up to four (4) visitors at 50% off admission rates. Reserve your library pass and pick up coupon prior to your date of visit or the day of.
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.
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PASS
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)
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck St., Lowell, MA 01852
978-452-4207
http://www.nequiltmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The New England Quilt Museum, part of the Lowell National Historic Park, is fittingly located not far from the old textile manufacturing plants that made the city famous during the industrial revolution. Since its opening in 1987, it has been committed to both craft and fine arts quilts, with a permanent collection, special exhibitions, a library and resource center, classrooms, and a gift shop.
Categories: Children, Family, History
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Each coupon offers complimentary admission for two guests.
Please check the website https://www.neqm.org/ for the most complete and updated information prior to your visit.
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
PASS DOES NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED
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
Each pass will admit a maximum of two adult visitors at the reduced admission rate of $12 per person Thursday through Sunday. Children under age 16 are always admitted FREE.
Admission to Yin Yu T and a Chinese House requires an additional fee.
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PASS
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: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
This pass entitles the library patron to purchase Plimoth Plantation Heritage Pass Tickets for up to six individuals at the reduced rate of $18 per adult, $12 per child ages 5-17.
May not be used with any other discount. Borrower's ID must match name on pass.
Paid admission may be applied toward purchase of Plimoth Plantation membership within 30 days with receipt. Visit https://plimoth.org/or call 508-746-1622 for hours, directions or other information. If you are unable to visit the museum on the date you've reserved, please contact your library to cancel this pass and make it available for another patron.
Thank you.
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
PASS DOES NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED
Trustees of Reservations (with deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum)
The Trustees of 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.
In the summer of 2019, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the largest park of its kind in New England, became part of the Trustees. The museum, located in Lincoln, MA, encompasses nearly 30 conserved acres and presents contemporary art from New England—and beyond—with sculptures in the landscape and museum exhibitions. For a full list of locations, please visit their web site.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Nature, Recreation
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Coupon admits up to 2 adults and children under 18 for free or reduced admission (equivalent to the admission benefit of a Trustees Family Level Membership) at Trustees properties, including DeCordova Museum, Fruitlands Museum, The Old Manse, Malcolm Preserve, and other natural and cultural locations throughout Massachusetts.
Please note the temporary suspension of the indoor galleries at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. For more information please visit: https://thetrustees.org/place/decordova/
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
PASS DOES NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED