To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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
Pass admits up to 4 people at half price.
Regular admission rate is $20 per person. Children 0-12 months are free.
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: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Pass admits up to 2 visitors at the discounted price of $10 when redeemed at the Holly and David Bruce Visitor Center.
The ICA no longer requires timed entry for admission to the museum, however we strongly recommend reserving tickets ahead of your visit. Please note the following:
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Patrons must first acquire a valid physical or digital library pass at their participating library to receive this discount.
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Purchase tickets online:
https://www.icaboston.org/
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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)”
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Follow steps to complete the order. Your ICA tickets will be emailed to you.
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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. Note: Final museum entry is 20 minutes before closing. Tickets are final sale.
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: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
THIS IS AN ONLINE PASS. IT WILL BE E-MAILED TO YOU UPON RESERVING IT.
This library pass does not guarantee a reservation to the Museum. If you have any issues reserving your tickets, you can call the Gardner Museum's Box Office at 617 278 5156.
PATRONS MUST PRESENT THIS LIBRARY CODE FOR ENTRY TO THE MUSEUM
For more information, including health and safety requirements, please visit isgm.org/welcome
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 Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Pass admits 6 people to Franklin Park Zoo (Boston) or Stone Zoo (Stoneham).
Discounted rate is $9 per adult; $6 per child.
Free admission for children under 2.
ZOOLIGHTS is not discounted with pass.