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American Heritage Museum
568 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749
978-562-9182 https://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/
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The American Heritage Museum, located in Hudson, MA, is dedicated to military history. Exhibits examine conflicts from the Revolutionary War through 9/11 and the “War on Terror.” A good portion of the museum is focused on the sizable Littlefield collection, which includes many rare items from the U.S. and other countries. Among other artifacts, visitors to the museum will encounter aircraft, tanks, guns, and automobiles, some dating from the beginning of the 20th century.
Categories: Family, History, Military
Pass Benefits
This pass can be used to admit up to six (6) visitors at 1/2 price. Good on General Admission only, not valid for special event weekends or driving or ride experiences. Visit https://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/ for regular admission rates, museum schedules and events.
Pass must be presented in person at the admissions desk in order to receive discount.
Fitchburg Art Museum
185 Elm Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
978-345-4207 http://www.fitchburgartmuseum.org/
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The Fitchburg Art Museum is located in the downtown area of Fitchburg, MA. It was founded in 1925 through a bequest of the artist, collector, and educator Eleanor Norcross. Exhibitions are drawn from both its own collections (paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and decorative arts from the Colonial Period to the present, photography, African art, and ancient Egyptian art) and special loans which primarily focus on regional contemporary art. Important artists represented in the collection include John James Audubon, Thomas Hart Benton, Mary Cassatt, John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, Charles Sheeler, Joseph Stella, and William Zorach.
In 2013, FAM embarked upon an initiative to become New England's first fully bilingual (English/Spanish) art museum.
Categories: Art, Children, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Free admission for immediate family and members of the same household.
More information available at:
https://fitchburgartmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/
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
The Harvard Museums of Science and Culture Discount Pass is a single use coupon that applies to up to four (4) visitors for half (1/2) off general admission.
Please redeem this pass at the Harvard Museum of Natural History or the Peabody Admission desks to receive 50% off regular museum rates. Includes access to all four HMSC museums. Please include proof of Massachusetts residency upon visiting, such as a license.
More information available at:
https://hmsc.harvard.edu/visit
https://hmnh.harvard.edu/plan-your-visit
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
The Museum of Russian Icons Institutional membership pass provide free admission for up to six (6) people per pass and programs that are free with admission.
Hours and more information available at:
https://www.museumofrussianicons.org/plan-your-visit/
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
2023-2024 PASS BENEFITS
- This pass admits two (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.
- Children 6 and under are admitted free.
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 but must have a timed ticket.
Your Library pass can only be used on the date printed on the pass.
YOU MUST ALSO CALL THE MUSEUM TO RESERVE A TIMED TICKET. Call 617-723-2500 (daily, 9am – 5pm). Please call at least 1-2 days ahead to reserve your time slot otherwise the Museum might be fully booked.
After you make your timed reservation with the Museum, they will send you an email confirmation with your reservation time.
Please bring both your library pass confirmation (printed or displayed on a phone) and your email confirmation from the Museum when you visit. Show both confirmations at the gate to enter. You do not need to stop at the Box Office.
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.
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
This pass admits two (2) people for $12 each. Children under 16 are free.
Not valid for admission to Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese House.
Please reserve your tickets in advance online.
Salem Witch Museum
19 1/2 Washington Square, Salem, MA 01970
978-744-1692 http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/
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Based on actual trial documents and using life-size stage sets with figures, lighting, and narration, the museum's principle exhibit examines the 1692 Salem witch trials. In a second exhibit, “Witches: Evolving Perceptions,” guides take you through changing interpretations of witches, the truth behind the stereotypes, witchcraft practice today, and witch hunting. A gift shop is on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History
Pass Benefits
This pass admits up to six (6) visitors.
This pass must be presented at the admissions desk to receive the full discount.
Admission with pass
Adults: $13.25
Seniors: $13.35
Children (3-14): $10.75
Children under 3: Free
Pass is not valid in October
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
- Ayer Library provides patrons with "GO Passes". Each GO Pass is equivalent to a Trustees Family Membership admission at Trustees properties that charge an admission fee. Two (2) adults and children under 18 are included.
- GO Passes are valid for admission only; they are not valid for discounts at parking kiosks, stores, cafes, Inns, Campgrounds, at special events or programs, on equipment rentals, or in place of other permits or passes.
- To use GO Passes at Fruitlands, deCordova, or Castle Hill, please enter the promo code "GOPASS" when securing a timed ticket. Passes are available at www.thetrustees.org/passes
- Each Trustees location has its own hours and policies. For a list of places please visit https://thetrustees.org/places/.