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/
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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 Benefits
Type of pass: Returnable, must be picked up from the library the day before or the day of your reservation date.
Pricing: Reduced general admission for up to 2 adults and 3 children at $3 per person.
Additional instructions:
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount.
THIS PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY BY 9:30AM THE DAY AFTER YOUR RESERVATION. OVERDUE FINES ARE $3/DAY. Passes can be returned at the circulation desk or the outside book drops.
Boston by Foot
87 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, MA 02108
617-367-2345 http://www.bostonbyfoot.org/
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Boston By Foot has presented walking tours of Boston since 1976. Dedicated to promoting public awareness and appreciation of Boston's rich history and architectural heritage, their guided tours and programs are conducted by a dedicated corps of over 200 volunteer tour guides. Check their website for a list of available tours, most of which take 90 minutes.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Tours
Pass Benefits
Type of pass: E-code, emailed upon reservation (see additional instructions below).
Pricing: Free general admission for up to 4 people.
Additional instructions:
-Pre-registration is required for all walking tours. Visit the Boston by Foot website, select your desired tour, and enter the e-code discount for each person when prompted.
-To access your e-code, click "View Pass" in your confirmation email. The e-code is found under the barcode.
-Water-based tours and annual celebration tours, including Footloose on the Freedom Trail and Beacon Hill with a BOO!, are not eligible for this discount
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-1638 https://hmsc.harvard.edu/
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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 Benefits
Type of pass: Paper, must be picked up from the library the week of your reservation date.
Pricing: Reduced admission for up to 4 people at 50% off per person. One person must show proof of MA residency.
Additional instructions:
-Each museum has its own hours and admission charges. Please visit each museum’s website for further information and holiday closings.
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount.
The Icon Museum & Study Center
203 Union Street, Clinton, MA 01510
978-598-5000 https://www.iconmuseum.org/
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Housed in a 150-year-old former mill building in Clinton, MA, the Icon Museum and Study Center is the largest collection of icons outside of Russia, and the only one solely dedicated to them in the USA. Three floors of galleries display the permanent collection, with another gallery dedicated to special exhibitions, ranging from contemporary Russian art to icons from other Orthodox cultures. There is a museum shop and a tea room on the premises.
Categories: Art, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Please Note: The Museum of Russian Icons is now the Icon Museum and Study Center.
Type of pass: Returnable, must be picked up from the library the day before or the day of your reservation date.
Pricing: Free general admission for up to 6 people.
Additional instructions:
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount.
THIS PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY BY 9:30AM THE DAY AFTER YOUR RESERVATION. OVERDUE FINES ARE $3/DAY. Passes can be returned at the circulation desk or the outside book drops.
John F. Kennedy Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125
617-514-1600 https://www.jfklibrary.org/
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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
Type of pass: E-coupon, emailed upon reservation.
Pricing: Reduced admission for up to 2 people at $3 per person.
Additional instructions:
-Pre-registration is recommended. Visit the JFK Library and Museum website to reserve. Select Public Library Museum Pass Program tickets.
-Upon arrival to the museum, display confirmation email to receive discounted entrance.
Mary Baker Eddy Library & Mapparium
210 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
617-450-7224 https://www.christianscience.com/howdoyouseetheworld
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Located in the Mary Baker Eddy Library at the Christian Science Publishing Society building in Boston, the Mapparium is a three-story, stained-glass globe representing the world as configured in 1935. A bridge traverses the interior, allowing visitors to view the world from within. A presentation combines words, music, and LED lights to illustrate the transformation of the world over time and geography. The Library also features the exhibit “The Mapparium: An Inside View,” which provides some background on the construction and history of the globe.
Categories: Children, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Type of pass: Paper, must be picked up from the library the week of your reservation date.
Pricing: Free admission for up to 4 people (children under 5 always free).
Additional instructions:
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount.
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
617-267-9300 http://www.mfa.org/
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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
Type of pass: E-code, emailed upon reservation (see additional instructions below).
Pricing: Reduced admission for up to 2 adults at $10 per person (general admission and special exhibition) and up to 4 children ages 7-17 at $10 per child (special exhibition only). Children under 7 are admitted free.
Additional instructions:
-Pre-registration is recommended. Visit the Museum of Fine Arts website and use the e-code discount to reserve.
-To access your e-code, click "View Pass" in your confirmation email. The e-code is found under the barcode.
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
Type of pass: E-coupon, emailed upon reservation.
Pricing: Reduced general admission for up to 4 people at 50% off per person (children under 3 always free).
Additional instructions:
-Your Library Pass can only be used on the date printed on the pass.
-Please bring your library pass confirmation (printed or displayed on a phone) when you visit.
-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).
-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.
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck St., Lowell, MA 01852
978-452-4207 http://www.nequiltmuseum.org/
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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 Benefits
Type of pass: Returnable, must be picked up from the library the day before or the day of your reservation date.
Pricing: Free admission for up to 2 people.
Additional instructions:
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount.
THIS PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY BY 9:30AM THE DAY AFTER YOUR RESERVATION. OVERDUE FINES ARE $3/DAY. Passes can be returned at the circulation desk or the outside book drops.
Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566
800-733-1830 https://www.osv.org/
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Old Sturbridge Village, the largest outdoor history museum in the Northeast, depicts a rural New England town of the 1830s. Situated on more than 200 scenic acres are more than 40 original buildings, including homes, meetinghouses, a district school, country store, bank, working farm, three water-powered mills, and trade shops. Visitors can see heritage breed farm animals and interact with authentically costumed staff. Special events take place through the year. A gift shop and bookstore are located on the premises.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Type of pass: Returnable, must be picked up from the library the day before or the day of your reservation date.
Pricing: Reduced standard daytime admission for up to 4 people at 50% off per person.
Additional instructions:
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount.
-Special events and performances are not eligible for this discount.
THIS PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY BY 9:30AM THE DAY AFTER YOUR RESERVATION. OVERDUE FINES ARE $3/DAY. Passes can be returned at the circulation desk or the outside book drops.
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970-3783
978-745-9500 http://www.pem.org/
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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
Type of pass: E-code, emailed upon reservation (see additional instructions below).
Pricing: Reduced admission for up to 2 people at $12 per person (children under 16 free).
Additional instructions:
-Pre-registration is recommended. Visit the Peabody Essex Museum website and enter the e-code into the “Promo Code” field to reserve.
-To access your e-code, click "View Pass" in your confirmation email. The e-code is found under the barcode.
-If purchasing upon arrival, present pass reservation confirmation email to receive discount.
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-746-1622 http://www.plimoth.org/
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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 Benefits
Type of pass: Paper, must be picked up from the library the week of your reservation date.
Pricing: Reduced admission for up to 6 people at $18 per adult and $12 per child (ages 5-17).
Additional instructions:
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount.
The Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History
241 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA 02493
781-768-8367 https://www.spellmanmuseum.org/
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Founded in 1960, the Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History in Weston, MA celebrates the history of stamps, the U.S. Postal Service, and stamp collecting through various permanent and changing exhibits. Their holdings include stamps and artifacts donated or loaned by Cardinal Francis Spellman, the Philadelphia National Philatelic Museum, President Dwight Eisenhower, musician Jascha Heifetz, and General Matthew Ridgway. There is a functioning post office and a store offering philatelic supplies, stamps, first day covers, books, and collectors’ items on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Type of pass: Returnable, must be picked up from the library the day before or the day of your reservation date.
Pricing: Free admission for up to 2 people (children under 5 always free).
Additional instructions:
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount.
THIS PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY BY 9:30AM THE DAY AFTER YOUR RESERVATION. OVERDUE FINES ARE $3/DAY. Passes can be returned at the circulation desk or the outside book drops.
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 Benefits
Type of pass: Paper, must be picked up from the library the week of your reservation date.
Pricing: Reduced admission for up to 2 adults and children at family membership admission pricing.
Additional instructions:
-Pre-registration is recommended for some sites. Each site has its own admissions policy and pricing. Visit the Trustees of Reservations website to verify your destination’s policy and pricing.
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount. If pre-registering, select the GO Pass ticket option or enter the discount code from your email reservation.
-Pass is valid for admission only; other discounts are not eligible.
-Popular Trustees destinations with admission fees include Bartholomew’s Cobble, Castle Hill, Crane Beach, deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Fruitlands Museum, Long Point Wildlife Refuge, and World’s End.
USS Constitution Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 22, Charlestown, MA 02129
617-426-1812 https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/
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The museum, a part of the Boston National Historical Park, is located in the Charlestown Navy Yard near the ship USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides”) at the end of Boston’s Freedom Trail. The museum provides a detailed look at the history of the ship, information about the war of 1812, and the battle between the ship and HMS Java. Stories are told through interactive exhibits, unique artifacts, archival records, and artwork. The museum also includes a research library which houses a strong collection of manuscripts, books, artifacts, and microfilm of primary source material. The ship itself is maintained by the US Navy, and may be visited free of charge on certain days.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Ocean
Pass Benefits
Type of pass: E-coupon, emailed upon reservation.
Pricing: Free admission for up to 9 people.
Additional instructions:
-Present pass reservation confirmation email upon arrival to receive discount.
-The USS Constitution Ship operates separately and has different hours from the Museum. Visit their website for complete visitor information.
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
508-799-4406 http://www.worcesterart.org/
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The Worcester Art Museum is recognized for its 35,000-piece collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints, drawings and new media created over the last 5 millennia. Works include those by El Greco, Monet, Rembrandt, Gauguin, van Gogh, Renoir, Cézanne, Picasso, Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Paul Revere, and Nam June Paik. Special exhibitions showcase the masterworks, seldom-seen gems, and important works on loan—including some contemporary art. Of note are the floor mosaics from the ancient city of Antioch (Syria) in the entrance, the Japanese print collection, and the “Arms and Armor” collection. There is a café, museum shop, and library on the premises.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Military
Pass Benefits
Type of pass: Returnable, must be picked up from the library the day before or the day of your reservation date.
Pricing: Reduced general admission for up to 2 people at 50% off per person (children under 17 always free).
Additional instructions:
-Present pass upon arrival to receive discount.
-Special events, including Flora in Winter, are not eligible for this discount.
THIS PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY BY 9:30AM THE DAY AFTER YOUR RESERVATION. OVERDUE FINES ARE $3/DAY. Passes can be returned at the circulation desk or the outside book drops.