Museum passes are available to Winchester residents
who have a Minuteman Library Network card.
Museum passes are generously provided by the Friends of the
Winchester Public Library, the EnKa Society and
the Winchester Rotary Club.
Passes are lent for one day and
must be returned by 9:00 a.m. the following morning. (Coupons do not need to be
returned.) If the Library is closed, please put the pass in its plastic case and
return it in the Library book drop. If the pass has not been returned by 9:00
a.m. the following day there will be a late fine of $5 per day. A household may
reserve passes for two museums per week. If you are unable to use a reserved pass,
please call the Library to cancel your reservation. Thank you. You
may reserve passes by contacting the Reference Desk in person or over the phone.
The Reference Desk phone number is (781) 721-7171 ext. 20.
The
passes are sponsored by the John and Mary Murphy Foundation and
the Friends of the Winchester Public Library. Click
on the first letter of the museum's name to jump to
information about it or
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B C D E F
G H I J K
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N O P Q R S
T U V W X Y Z
The
Arthur Griffin Center of Photography see The Griffin Museum of Photography Aquarium
see New England Aquarium
Note:
This pass is available only during the school year, not during the summer.
BOSTON
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, Museum Wharf, 300 Congress Street, Boston.
Tel: (617) 426-8855 (What's Up Line). TTY (617) 426-5466.
Coupon: Admits
4 (2 sets of coupons). There is a $2 per person charge at the museum.
Closed:
Thanksgiving, Christmas. Closes early Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve. Open noon
New Year's Day. return
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Boston Children's Museum DECORDOVA
MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE PARK, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln.
Tel:
(781) 259-8355.
Pass: Admits 4.
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's
Day and some other holidays. Closed Mondays except for selected Monday holidays. DISCOVERY
MUSEUMS (Two museums: The Children's Museum and The Science Discovery
Museum) 177 Main St., Acton.
Tel: (978) 264-4200, TDD 978-264-0030.
Pass: Admits 3. There is a $4 per person charge for visiting one museum and the
second museum is free.
Closed: Check for the annual early September "Spruce-Up"
weeks during which the Museums may be closed. Closed Thanksgiving Eve., Thanksgiving,
Christmas Eve., Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Labor Day.
Closed Mondays and some mornings during the rest of the week. Open on Mondays
during the summer. return
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PARK ZOO, Franklin Park, Dorchester.
Tel: (617) 541-5466.
Pass: Admits 2 adults and 4 children.The same pass is good at the Stone Zoo.
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas. Gardner Musuem see Isabella
Stewart Gardner Musuem THE
GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY,
67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01890
Tel: (781) 729-1158.
Pass:
Admits 3
Closed: Major holidays and Mondays.
HARVARD
ART MUSEUMS
Admission or pass admits to all three museums,
which have the same phone, hours and fees. - Fogg Art Museum, 32 Quincy
St. Cambridge.
- Busch-Reisinger Museum, Werner Otto Hall, entered through
the Fogg Museum
- Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, Cambridge.
Tel: (617) 495-9400.
Pass: Each admits 2 persons (2 passes).
Closed: Thanksgiving, Dec. 24, Christmas Day, Dec. 31, New Year's Day, Martin
Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Columbus
Day,Veterans Day. HARVARD
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge.
Tel: (617)
495-3045.
Coupon: Admits 2 adults and 2 children. There is a $1 per person
charge at the museum.
Coupon (as of 4/1/07): Admits 4 persons. There is a $2 per person
charge at the museum.
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day,
New Year's Day.
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STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM, 280 The Fenway, Boston.
Tel: (617)
566-1401.
Pass: Tues.-Fri. pass admits 4 (3 passes); Sat. admits 2 (2 passes);
Sun./holiday admits 2 (2 passes), There is a $5 per person charge at the museum.
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve and Mondays (except holidays).
MASSACHUSETTS
PARKPASS Distributed by the state Department
of Conservation and Recreation, the Massachusetts ParkPass provides free parking
for one vehicle at over 50 state park facilities that charge a parking fee MUSEUM
OF FINE ARTS, 465 Huntington Ave.
Tel: (617) 267-9300. TTY/TDD
(617) 267-9703.
Coupon: Admits 2 (2 sets of coupons). There is a $5 per person
charge at the museum. If special exhibition tickets are available when you arrive at the museum, you may purchase them at a reduced price ($7 until 5/1/07 and after that $8), but the tickets can not be reserved in advance.
Closed: Thanksgiving,
Christmas, New Year's Day (Jan. 1); Patriots' Day (third Mon. in April); Independence
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OF SCIENCE,
Science Park, Boston
Tel: (617) 723-2500, TTY (617) 589-0417
Coupon: Admits 4 (2 sets of coupons).. There is a $5 per person charge at the
museum. Coupon is for the Exhibit halls only and does not include the 3 venues.
Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 24 early, Christmas. NEW
ENGLAND AQUARIUM,
Central Wharf, Boston
Tel: (617) 973-5200
Coupon: Admits 4 (2 sets of coupons). There is a $7 per person charge. The passes
do not cover admission to the IMAX theater or whale watches; parking costs are
extra.
Closed:
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Early closing Dec. 24. Open at noon on
New Year's Day.
Note: This pass is available only during the school year,
not during the summer.
PEABODY
ESSEX MUSEUM, East India Square, Salem.
Tel: (978) 745-9500;
1-866-745-1876; TTY (978) 740-3649
Pass: Admits 2. There is a $5 per person charge. There is an
additional charge of $4 for visiting the Chinese House and an additional charge
for some special exhibits.
Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and New Year's
Day. Science Museum see Museum of Science STONE
ZOO, 149 Pond Street, Stoneham.
Tel: (617) 541-5466.
Pass:
Pass admits 2 adults and 4 children. The same pass is good at the Franklin Park
Zoo.
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas. Zoo New England
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