To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210
617-478-3100 https://www.icaboston.org/
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The building that houses the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston on Fan Pier is the first in the US designed by the architectural firm of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The museum was founded in 1936 as a sister institution to New York’s MoMA, though it had no permanent collection until starting one after moving into the new building on the waterfront in 2006. In addition to the collection, changing exhibitions, music, dance, film, talks, tours, family activities, and teen programming are offered throughout the year.
Categories: Art, Family, Music, Dance
Pass Benefits
Each pass provides up to four (4) people with $10 admission per person—children under the age of 18 are always
admitted free.
Advance museum tickets can be purchased online (https://www.icaboston.org) using the "Library Pass Coupon" option. These advance tickets are recommended, but not required. The museum will accommodate on-site ticket purchases, if space allows.
Both the library museum pass and museum tickets should be brought to the admissions desk at the museum.
Passes are available to Winchester residents only. Library pass discounts may not be used for performances or special events. Call the desk at 781-721-7171 for assistance.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115
617-566-1401 http://www.gardnermuseum.org/home/
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The Gardner Museum houses the collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a local patron of the arts who died in 1924, in a building she commissioned to look like a 15th century Venetian palazzo. The center of the original building showcases courtyard plantings that reflect the seasons as they evolve throughout the year. In addition to her collection, which remains displayed exactly she arranged it per her will, there are changing exhibitions, concerts, lectures, family events, and an artist-in-residence program. In 2012, the museum opened an addition designed by Renzo Piano that houses a space for their concert series.
Categories: Art, Family, Music
Pass Benefits
Each pass admits up to 4 adults for $5 each (General Admission only).
Reserve a museum pass with the library for a specific date. Click on "Print this Pass" in the confirmation email that you receive from the library, to see your promo code.
Purchase timed ticket(s) online or through the Box office at least 48 hours prior to visiting, using the promo code. See our detailed instructions for purchasing tickets from the ISG website. You can also redeem your pass over the phone with the Box Office at 617-278-5156.
Please make sure to review the health and safety requirements at isgm.org/welcome before visiting the Museum.
Passes are available to Winchester residents only. Call the Library at 781-721-7171 for assistance.
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
Pass admits 2 adults and up to 4 children ages 7-17 at $10 per person for general admission and special exhibitions. Children 6 and under are admitted free.
To reserve tickets for the MFA at mfa.org/tickets, select the date for your visit, then enter the promo code in your pass reservation email to activate the reduced admission rate. See our detailed instructions for purchasing discounted tickets.
Passes are available to Winchester residents only. Call the desk at 781-721-7171 for assistance.
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
Pass admits 2 people at $12 per person. Museum is free for Salem residents and youth 16 and under.
Purchase timed tickets at PEM events using the promo code to receive the discount. The promo code is in the confirmation email generated when you reserve the pass from the library. Click on "Access Pass" in the confirmation email to see the code. See our detailed instructions for purchasing your discounted tickets from PEM.
Passes are available to Winchester residents only. Call the desk at 781-721-7171 for assistance.
Trustees of Reservations (with deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum)
The Trustees of 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.
In the summer of 2019, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the largest park of its kind in New England, became part of the Trustees. The museum, located in Lincoln, MA, encompasses nearly 30 conserved acres and presents contemporary art from New England—and beyond—with sculptures in the landscape and museum exhibitions. For a full list of locations, please visit their web site.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Nature, Recreation
Pass Benefits
Pass admits 2 adults and 2 children at Trustees Membership price. Search http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/ to view all the locations you are able to visit with this pass.
Pass can be picked up at the Information Services desk at the library.
For Decordova: Online registration is available; select GOPASS as the ticket type. Bring registration confirmation AND the pass from the library.
Passes are available to Winchester residents only. Call the desk at 781-721-7171 for assistance.