Have your library card and PIN ready.
The Pembroke Public Library provides discounted museum passes for fun and learning.They are sponsored by the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library. All you need is your library card!
Reserve the available passes from your home computer and pick them up in the library the day before you need them. Passes on school vacation weeks book quickly!
We do try to keep information about the museums up-to-date, but we recommend you call or check the museum's website to confirm hours of operation, dates opened/closed and admissions fees.
Other passes may be available from other libraries (pdf). Please call the owning library for availability.
Reserve the available passes from your home computer and pick them up in the library the day before you need them. Passes on school vacation weeks book quickly!
We do try to keep information about the museums up-to-date, but we recommend you call or check the museum's website to confirm hours of operation, dates opened/closed and admissions fees.
Other passes may be available from other libraries (pdf). Please call the owning library for availability.
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Boston Children’s Museum
Boston Children's Museum engages children and families in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. As an early museum experience for children, our environment is informal, but our purpose is serious. We want children to grow up feeling secure and self-confident with respect for others and the natural world. We encourage imagination, curiosity, questioning, and realism. We provide opportunities for new insights, involvement with the world and understanding of human differences with world-class exhibits and programs. The pass admits: 4 people at half price. Please see their website for more information. Website http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/ Address: 300 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 Phone: 617-426-8855 Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas, check their website for other information. Yearly fee of $700 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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Heritage Museums and Gardens
The Heritage Museum and Gardens is comprised of three galleries and expansive gardens located in historic Sandwich, Massachusetts. It includes galleries for American Folk Art, a vintage carousel, automobiles and traveling exhibitions. The gardens feature a collection of thousands of rhododendrons, including a collection of the world-renowned Dexter variety. Their typical bloom time is from Memorial Day Weekend to mid-June. Other horticultural areas of interest include: holly, daylily, herb, hosta, and heather gardens, as well as more than a thousand varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers. The grounds also include the Old East Mill, a windmill built in Orleans, Massachusetts in 1800, and extensively restored in 1999-2000. In 2002, a labyrinth was also added to the grounds, designed by Marty Cain, one of the best-known labyrinth designers in North America. Also located on the grounds is the Hart Family Maze Garden and the Cape Cod Hydrangea Garden. The pass admits: 2 adults and 4 children at half price. Please see their website for more information. Website http://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/ Address: 67 Grove Street, Sandwich, MA 02563 Phone: 508-888-3300 Yearly fee of $300 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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The Institute of Contemporary Art The Institute of Contemporary Art strives to share the pleasures of reflection, inspiration, provocation, and imagination that contemporary art offers through public access to art, artists, and the creative process. The primary activities of the ICA are threefold: • To present outstanding contemporary art in all media, including visual art exhibitions, music, film, video and performance, that is deserving of public attention and has not been presented in depth to Boston audiences • To provide innovative experiential learning opportunities for people of all ages through direct encounters with artists and art making • To design interpretative programs that provide context, develop appreciation, and add meaning to contemporary art and culture The pass admits: 2 People at a discounted rate. Please see their website for more information. Website http://www.icaboston.org/ Address: 100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210 Phone: 617-478-3100 Yearly fee of $185 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is at once an intimate collection of fine and decorative art and a vibrant, innovative venue for contemporary artists, musicians and scholars. Housed in a stunning 15th-century Venetian-style palace with three stories of galleries surrounding a sun- and flower-filled courtyard, the museum provides an unusual backdrop for the viewing of art. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's preeminent collection contains more than 2,500 paintings, sculptures, tapestries, furniture, manuscripts, rare books and decorative arts. The galleries house works by some of the most recognized artists in the world, including Titian, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Manet, Degas, Whistler and Sargent. The spirit of the architecture, the personal character of the arrangements and the artistic display of the enchanting courtyard in full bloom all create an atmosphere that distinguishes the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as an intimate and culturally-rich treasure. The pass admits: 4 people on Monday, Wednesday-Friday, 2 people on Saturday, Sunday and holidays at a discounted rate. Please see their website for more information. Website: http://www.gardnermuseum.org/ Address: 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 Phone: 617-566-1401 Yearly fee of $175 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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Massachusetts Park Pass
Discover your Massachusetts State Parks by borrowing a ParksPass from a participating library or recreation department. The ParksPass entitles the bearer to free parking at over 50 facilities in the Massachusetts State Parks System that charge a day-use parking fee. Please note the ParksPass is valid at Nahant and Nantasket Beaches. (This is a correction.) The pass admits: 1 day of free parking. Please see their website for more information. Website: https://www.mass.gov/visit-massachusetts-state-parks Address: various locations Phone: Boston 617-626-4969 Nahant 781-485-2803 Nantasket 781-925-1777 Yearly fee of $35 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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The Museum Of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts was founded in 1870, and opened the doors of its Copley Square building to the public on July 4, 1876, later moving to its present Huntington Avenue location, which opened on November 9, 1909. The MFA welcomes approximately one million visitors each year from neighboring communities around the globe. It is one of the great encyclopedic art museums in the world, with collections comprising more than 450,000 objects representing all periods and cultures. This pass admits 2 people at a discounted rate including admission to the Gund Gallery. Please see their website for more information. Website: http://www.mfa.org Address: 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 Phone: 617-267-9300 Yearly fee of $475 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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Museum of Science
The Museum of Science is devoted to collecting and studying natural history specimens, the society displayed its collections in numerous temporary facilities until 1864, when it opened the New England Museum of Natural History at the corner of Berkeley and Boylston Streets in Boston's Back Bay. That museum is now known worldwide as the Museum of Science, Boston. One of the world's largest science centers and Boston's most attended cultural institution, the Museum attracts approximately 1.5 million visitors a year through its vibrant programs and 700 interactive exhibits. The pass admits: 4 people at a discounted rate to exhibit halls. Please see their website for more information. http://www.mos.org/ Address: Science Park, Boston, MA 02114 Phone: 617-589-0100 Closed: Thanksgiving and Christmas Yearly fee of $600 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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The New England Aquarium
Take a trip to exotic waters and experience more than 70 exhibits featuring aquatic animals from around the world. Don't miss the fearsome lionfish, the delicate leafy seadragons and the mysterious giant Pacific octopus. Go out back to see the Northern fur seals in action in their open-air exhibit, and be sure to visit the Atlantic harbor seals out front. The pass admits: 4 people at a discounted rate to Aquarium (museum does not allow pass use in July and August). Please see their website for more information. Website: http://www.neaq.org Address: Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110 Phone: 617-973-6555 Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Yearly fee of $650 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Plimoth Patuxet provides an engaging and experiential outdoor and indoor learning environment on its main campus and at the State Pier on Plymouth’s waterfront. Our permanent exhibits tell the complex and interwoven stories of two distinct cultures - English and Native. The main exhibits are enhanced with an exciting menu of special events, public programs and workshops that offer a rich and diverse exploration of the 17th-century. The pass admits: 2 Adults and 2 children at a discounted rate. Please see their website for more information. Website: http://www.plimoth.org/ Address: 137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA 02362 Phone: 508-746-1622 Yearly fee of $425 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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Roger Williams Zoo
One of our nation’s oldest zoos (opened in 1872), Roger Williams Park Zoo is an integral part of southern New England’s history and heritage, bringing excitement and discovery of the natural world to generations of visitors. Today the Zoo is one of Rhode Island’s top tourist attractions, welcoming over half a million people annually from all over New England and beyond. The pass admits: 4 People from March 1 to December 31 Price with pass: $3 off price of admission for each person Half price for all during the months of January and February Please check their website for more information. Website: http://www.rwpzoo.org/ Address: 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI 02907 Phone: 401-785-3510 Yearly fee of $110 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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The South Shore Natural Science Center
The South Shore Natural Science Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about the natural and cultural environments of the South Shore. Our mission is to provide natural science experiences that educate, excite, and commit every generation to preserve the environment and to encourage responsible use, stewardship and enjoyment of our natural resources. The South Shore Natural Science Center is located on 30 acres surrounded by 200 acres of town conservation/recreation land consisting of meadows, woodland, and a pond. We welcome visitors year round. The pass admits: 4 people, free. Please see their website for more information. Website: http://www.ssnsc.org/ Address: 48 Jacobs Lane, Norwell, MA 02061 Phone: 781-659-2559 Yearly fee of $150 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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Zoo New England (2 locations)Franklin Park Zoo
The Franklin Park Zoo is a 72-acre site nestled in Boston’s historic Franklin Park, long considered the "crown jewel" of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace Park System. The Zoo was founded in 1912 and was managed by the City of Boston until 1958, when the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), a state agency, assumed management. The MDC managed the Zoos until 1991, when Governor William Weld signed legislation to create the private Commonwealth Zoological Corporation (CZC). In July of 1997 the CZC changed its name to Zoo New England to reflect the changing image of the Zoos. The pass admits: 6 people. Please see their website for more information. Website: http://www.zoonewengland.org/franklin-park-zoo Address: 1 Franklin Park Road, Dorchester, MA 02121 Phone: 617-541-5466 Stone Zoo
The Stone Zoo, formerly known as the Middlesex Fells Zoo, is located on a 26-acre site near the sparkling Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA. Charles Price, Superintendent of the Metropolitan District Commission’s Middlesex Fells Reservation, founded the Zoo in 1905, and in 1969, the site was renamed in honor of Walter D. Stone, a former Zoo Director. In 1991, the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation (CZC) was created to maintain care, custody, and control of both Stone Zoo and Franklin Park Zoo. In July of 1997 the CZC changed its name to Zoo New England to reflect the changing image of the Zoos. The pass admits: 6 people at a discounted rate. Please see their website for more information. Website: http://www.zoonewengland.org/stone-zoo Address: 149 Pond Street, Stoneham, MA 02180 Phone: 781-438-5200 Yearly fee of $400 paid for by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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