Museum Passes
We are happy to report that we are in the process of restoring our museum pass program. Passes to the following museums are now available, and may be booked online or by calling the Reference Department at 508-532-5570, ext. 4361:
- Discovery Museum
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Massachusetts State Parks
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Museum of Science
- New England Aquarium
- Zoo New England
Please refer to this webpage for updates on availability of other passes. Please read below for information and instruction specific to each museum. Thank you for your continued patience.
Last updated: May 19, 2021
Thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Framingham Library Association and other supporters, we are fortunate to be able to offer a wide range of passes for free or reduced admission to local museums, historic attractions, botanic gardens, and zoos. With the help of the library pass program, you and your family can explore new attractions and revisit favorites.
You may book a pass by calling the Reference Desk at 508-532-5570 ext 4361, or you can view their availability and reserve passes yourself. Patrons must have a valid Minuteman Library Card number to reserve passes. Passes may be reserved up to 60 days in advance. When reserving passes online, use the calendar in the upper right corner to see all available dates.
Passes must be picked up by 11am on the day of the reservation. The library reserves the right to cancel the reservation unless other arrangements are made.
EBT Cards
If you have an EBT card, you can get discounted tickets without having to reserve a museum pass. See the list of museums and other cultural attractions you can visit for $2-3 a person (or for free) by showing your EBT card.
Museum Pass Policies
Reserving Passes
- To ensure the availability of a pass on a particular day, advance reservations are strongly encouraged.
- Passes may be reserved by calling or visiting the Main Library Reference Department, 508-532-5570, ext. 4361. Or you can reserve passes online.
- A library card is required to reserve a pass.
- If you must cancel your reservation, please provide us with twenty-four hour's notice.
Picking Up Passes
- Passes are available for pickup at the Main Library Reference Desk.
- Passes may be picked up the day before your reservation or the day of your reservation by 11AM. The library reserves the right to cancel the reservation unless other arrangements are made.
- Passes will be checked out to your library account.
- Patrons must present the valid Minuteman library card used to reserve the museum pass when picking up a pass.
- The library card account must be in good standing to reserve or checkout a pass.
- Patrons who have blocks on their library card due to fines or billed items will not be allowed to check out museum passes.
- Please check the library's hours for that week in case of holiday closings.
Returning Passes
- Weekday passes must be returned to the Main Library Reference Desk the day following use.
- Weekend passes must be returned by Monday.
- Passes may be returned in the book-drop after hours.
- There will be a charge of $5.00 per day for late returns.
Museum Information
- Children's Museum, Boston
- Danforth Art Museum
- Discovery Museum, Acton
- Garden in the Woods, Framingham
- The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
- Massachusetts State Parks, Various locations
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Museum of Science, Boston
- Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, Connecticut
- New England Aquarium, Boston
- Symphony Pro Musica
- Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston
- USS Constitution Museum
- Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
- Zoo New England