To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
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
Coupon admits four (4) people at 50% off regular museum admission rates.
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.
Library coupon pass needs to be picked up at the Library and does not need to be returned.
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
Discount admits 2 adults for $10 each (special exhibition + general admission) and up to 4 children ages 7-17 at $10 each (special exhibition). There is no discount for children ages 7-17 for general admission, currently $10. Children 6 and under are free.
How to reserve tickets:
Reserve museum pass online with the Sherborn Library OR Call and stop by Library for the Promo Code.
You have two options to purchase museum tickets with the discount: use Promo Code and purchase tickets in advance online on MFA website OR call/stop by the Library and we will email you a Promo Code to show at the MFA. Please check the MFA website for more information.
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
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.
-- Your Library Discount Pass can only be used on the date printed on the pass.
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
Each Discount Pass admits two (2) people to general admission at $12 per person. Pass holders who wish to visit Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese House and special ticketed exhibitions must pay an additional charge. Pass holders are not entitled to any other member discounts or benefits. Pass does not need to be returned.
To reserve Library Pass:
Reserve the Pass through the Library in order to receive the Promo Code.
Visit pem.org to buy date specific tickets. Enter the Promo Code for the Library Discounted Tickets of $12 per adult. You do not need to bring a pass with you to the museum to receive the discount (or pick anything up from the Library).
You can also reserve discounted passes by calling PEM's reservation line at 978-542-1511.