Museum Passes

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New England Aquarium

Central Wharf
Boston MA 02110-3399
617-973-5200
www.neaq.org
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm; Sat. & Sun. 9am-6pm
Regular admission: Adults $22.95, children $15.95, seniors $20.95
Pass benefits: Admits 4. $10 per person

Children's Museum

300 Congress St.
Boston MA 02210
617-426-6500
www.bostonkids.org
Hours: Daily: 10am-5pm, Fridays: 10am-9pm
Regular admission: Adults, children (1-15) & seniors: $12.00
Children under one are always FREE.
Fridays, 5-9 pm, admission is only $1 per person
Pass benefits: Admits 4. 1/2 price.

Institute of Contemporary Art

100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
617-478-3100
www.icaboston.org
Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm, Thursday and Friday 10 am - 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
Regular admission: Adults $15, seniors $13, students $10, 17 and under free
Pass benefits: Admits 2. $5 per person.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

280 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
617-566-1401
www.gardnermuseum.org
Hours: Wednesday-Monday 11 am-5 pm
Tuesday closed
Thursday open until 9 pm
Regular admission: Adults $15.00
Seniors: $12.00
College Students: $5.00 with I.D.
Children under 18: Free
Pass benefits: Admits 4. $5 per person.

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125
1-866-JFK-1960
www.jfklibrary.org
Hours: 7 days per week, 9am-5pm
Regular admission: Adults $12.00
Seniors and students $10.00
Ages 13-17 $9.00
Children 12 and under are free
Pass benefits: Admits 2 adults, seniors, or students, $3.00 per person

Museum of Fine Arts

465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-267-9300
www.mfa.org
Hours: Mon. & Tues.: 10am-4:45 pm
Wed. - Fri.: 10am-9:45 pm
Sat. & Sun. : 10am-4:45 pm
Regular admission: Adults $22.00
Seniors & college students: $20.00
Youth (7-17 yrs.): $10.00 or free ($10.00 on school days until 3 pm; admitted free at all other times)
Youth 6 & under: Free
Pass benefits: Admits 4. $7 per person.

Peabody Essex Museum

East India Square
161 Essex Street
Salem MA 01970
978-745-9500
www.pem.org
Hours: 10 am-5 pm Tue-Sun
Regular admission: Adults $15, seniors $13, students $11, under 16 admitted free
Pass benefits:Admits 2 adults at $5 per person. $4 admission fee is charged for the Chinese House.

Museum of Science

Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
617-723-2500
www.mos.org
Hours: Daily: 9am-5pm
Fri.: 9am-9pm
Regular admission: Exhibit Halls:
Adults: $22.00
Children (3-11 yrs.): $19.00
Seniors (60+ yrs.): $20.00
Pass benefits: Admits 4. $7 per person.

Museum of Transportation

15 Newton Street
Brookline, MA 02445
617-522-6547
www.mot.org
Hours: Tues.-Sun.: 10am-4pm
Regular admission: Adults $10.00
Seniors, children & military: $5.00
Under 6: free

Pass benefits: Admits 4. Free admission.

Zoo New England

One Franklin Park Road
Boston, MA 02121
617-989-2076
www.zoonewengland.com
Hours: Summer (Apr 1-Sept 30) 10am-5 pm weekdays; 10am-6pm weekends and holidays
Winter 10am-4pm daily
Regular admission: Adults $16.00
Discounted Senior $13.00
Discounted Child (ages 2-12): $10.00
Children under 2: Free
Pass benefits: Admits 6 people at $6 per adult and $4 per child.

  • Museum passes are available to Brookline residents and Town of Brookline employees with valid library cards. Reservations may be made up to eight weeks in advance online or in person at the Information Desk at the Main Library or at the branches. Since demand is especially high for weekends and school vacations, we encourage you to plan ahead. Museum passes offer free or discounted admission for as many as four people.
  • Passes may be picked up only at the Main Library between 10 AM and noon on the day of the reservation or anytime the previous day, if available. Saturday passes may be picked up anytime on Friday; Sunday passes anytime on Saturday or until 2 PM on Sunday. After noon (2 PM on Sunday) passes not picked up are available on a first come/first serve basis. Occasional exceptions to these pick-up times may be made. You may call (617) 730-2370 to ask about this or with any other questions regarding museum passes.
  • Some museum passes (Gardner, Transportation, JFK Library, and Peabody Essex) are due back at the Main Library at opening hour the day after use—a pass borrowed for Thursday is due back at 10 AM on Friday. Passes returned later are subject to $10 fine and lost passes to a $25 fee. Lost and late passes seriously inconvenience other patrons. Please remember all passes must be picked up from and returned to the Main Library at 361 Washington Street.
  • Summer pick up times: During the summer (mid-June through Labor Day) when the library is closed on weekends, all museum passes for Saturday and Sunday must be picked up by 3 PM Friday unless patrons request that they be held until 5 PM. After 3 PM they will be available on a first come/first serve basis. In the summer all Saturday and Sunday passes are due back at the Main Library by 10 am on Monday.
  • Because of the popularity of our museum pass program, we want to make the passes available to as many patrons as possible. If you find you cannot use a pass on the date reserved, please call (617) 730-2370 to change or cancel your reservation. We hope you will use and enjoy the library's museum passes!
  • (To see the Library's museum pass policy, please click here.)