To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
9/11 Memorial & Museum
180 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007
212-312-8800
https://www.911memorial.org/
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Located in New York City at the World Trade Center site, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum tells the story of 9/11 through media, narratives, and artifacts, and honors those who were killed in the 2001 and 1993 attacks. There is a museum shop and café on the premises. All entrances and public areas of the Museum are wheelchair accessible. Standard manual wheelchairs and wheeled walkers are available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. Induction loops that transmit sound directly to visitors with T-coil compatible hearing aids and cochlear implants are installed throughout the Museum wherever there is audio.
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
This pass may be checked out for a 3 day period, and grants admission for 2 adults and 2 children to the museum. Present this pass at the museum gift shop for a 20% discount.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
212 West 83rd Street, The Tisch Building, New York, NY 10024
212-721-1223
https://www.cmom.org/
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The Children's Museum of Manhattan provides children with experiences at the intersection of the arts, sciences and the humanities. Their exhibitions are updated each month with new activities and programs, some appropriate for children as young as under one year old. Exhibitions include a seasonal outdoor water exhibit and changing exhibits based on art, music, governance, New York City, and cultures from around the world. The museum is wheelchair accessible except for the lower level of the water exhibit. There is a gift shop on the premises.
Categories: Art, Children, Family, Governance, History, Music
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 2 adults and up to 4 children.
Intrepid Museum
West 46th Street, Pier 86, New York, NY 10036
877-957-7447
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/
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The Intrepid Museum, located on the Hudson River in Manhattan, features the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, some of the world's fastest jets, and a guided missile submarine. The ship is now a National Historic Landmark, having served tours of duty in World War II and the Vietnam War, and acted as a recovery vessel for the Gemini and Mercury space missions. In addition to more than two dozen authentically restored aircraft, the museum includes the Exploreum Interactive Hall, an interactive exhibit space; an 18,000 sq. ft. education center; “Growler,” the only American diesel-powered strategic missile submarine open to the public; and Pier 86.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Military, Technology, Ocean, Sky
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Admission for 2 adults and 2 children. This institution is open 4 days a week, Thursday through Sunday.
Morris Museum
6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
973-971-3700
https://www.morrismuseum.org/
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Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is home to a rather eclectic mix of collections focusing on fossils, local wildlife, model trains, minerals, Native Americans, and paintings and sculpture, among other things. The jewel of the museum, however, is the Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata, a demonstration of which is conducted every Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Part of the museum is in a Georgian-style mansion designed by Stanford White. There is a museum shop on the premises.
Categories: Art, Children, Family, History, Music
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Admission for 2 adults and up to 3 children. This institution is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102
973-596-6550
https://www.newarkmuseumart.org/
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Founded in 1909, the Newark Museum of Art is the state's largest museum, with over 80 galleries dedicated to art and science. In addition to exhibiting a range of decorative arts, contemporary art, and art from Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the ancient world, its holdings include a large natural science collection. The Victoria Hall of Science, the Dreyfuss Planetarium, a Victorian-era home, an 18th century schoolhouse, the Newark Fire Museum, and a memorial garden may all be found at a visit to this eclectic museum.
Categories: Art, History, Parks, Science
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Admission for two adults. Children are always free. This institution is open 4 days a week, Thursday through Sunday.
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
1020 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-733-0390
https://www.phillymagicgardens.org/
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Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is a 3,000 sq. ft. museum on South Street in Philadelphia. Its outdoor space is dedicated to a large immersive mixed media art environment created by the mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar using handmade tiles, bottles, bicycle wheels, mirror, and international folk art to chronicle his life and influences. Two indoor exhibition areas host work by other artists from around the world in service of the institution's mission of preserving folk, mosaic, and visionary art.
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Visit the circulation desk to check out the pass. Please bring your library card with you.
We ask that you return the pass as soon as possible after it has been used, no later than 4:00pm on the the 5th day after it is checked out. Passes must be returned to a staff member at the circulation desk. Do not place it in the book drop.
Failure to return the pass by its due date will result in a $5.00 fine per day (maximum of $200.00).
You will be charged for a new museum pass in the event that it is lost.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128
212-423-3500
https://www.guggenheim.org/
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The Guggenheim Museum's home in New York is in unique building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright which was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2008. Its permanent collection contains many well-known 20th century works, including art from various movements, including—but not limited to—Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, German and Austrian Expressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalist, Post-Minimalist, and Conceptual art. Temporary exhibitions draw from both the museum's collection and outside sources. A museum shop is on the premises.
Categories: Architecture, Art, Family
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
4 adults for general admission. Children under 12 are always free. This institution is open 4 days a week, Thursday through Sunday.
Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Road, New Windsor, NY 12553
845-534-3115
https://www.stormking.org/
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Originally founded to exhibit a collection of Hudson River School paintings, Storm King Art Center is a museum located on 500-acres in New York's Hudson Valley. Currently, the museum collects, exhibits, and conserves modern and contemporary art—from large-scale sculpture situated in Storm King's expansive landscape and site-specific earthworks to related drawings and photographs. The core collection includes pieces by Alexander Calder, David Smith, Mark di Suvero, Henry Moore, Douglas Abdell, Isamu Noguchi, Richard Serra, and Louise Nevelson. More recently acquired work includes large-scale sculptures by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Alice Aycock, Andy Goldsworthy, Alexander Liberman, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, and Maya Lin. Food is available on the premises.
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Admission for 2 adults and up to 4 children. This institution is closed on Tuesdays.