To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Boston Children’s Museum
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
617-426-6500 http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/
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Founded in 1913 by the Science Teachers’ Bureau, the Boston Children’s Museum is the second oldest children’s museum in the world and one of the few that maintain a collection. Designed for both children and families, the Museum exhibits focus on science, culture, environmental awareness, health & fitness, and the arts, emphasizing hands-on engagement and learning through experience, and employing play as a tool to spark the inherent creativity, curiosity, and imagination of children.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, Technology
Pass Benefits
Online Ticket reservation required by Museum
Discount pass admits up to 4 people at half price.
Please read carefully, as museums now require online timed ticket reservation.
1 - Reserve museum pass from Upton Library on this website.
2 - Access the museum pass via email or print out the discount pass.
3 - Purchase discount timed tickets from Boston Children's Museum
https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/ticketing
a. Scroll down to 'Discount Programs' and click button
b. Expand the arrow beside 'Purchase Discounted Program Tickets'
c. Select 'Half Price Library Timed Ticket'
d. Select date/time, add ticket quantity, click 'Add to Cart'
e. Date of Library pass must match date of timed ticket.
4 - Take both the discount pass and your tickets to the Museum for admission.
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 pass can only be used on the date printed on the pass. Our museum reservation system will email details to you in approximately 30 minutes after reserving the pass. Please keep this email for your reference.
For the best experience, it is recommended that you make a reservation with the Museum of Science in advance of your visit. To reserve a discounted ticket, please call the Museum of Science at 617-723-2500 and be ready to describe the type of discounted pass you have. Once your tickets are reserved, you will receive a ticket confirmation via email. Please have your confirmation as well any required verification of your discounted purchase that may apply, available to present at the Exhibit Halls entrance.
Please bring your library pass confirmation (printed or displayed on a phone) to the Museum when you visit.