Museum Pass Policy
Lansdale Public Library is pleased to offer museum passes for our members to borrow.
- There is no fee to borrow a museum pass.
- Museum passes may be checked out for one week.
- No renewals are allowed on museum passes.
- The late fee for a museum pass is $10 per day.
- Replacement cost for a lost pass will vary as the replacement cost is the purchase price of the pass.
- Museum passes are available on a first come, first served basis. Dates cannot be reserved.
- Museum passes may be placed on hold at the circulation desk either by phone or in person.
- Museum passes will only be held for one day.
- We recommend you double check museum open dates and hours before visiting.
- Please return the museum pass promptly after using it.
Visit The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-299-1022
ansp.org
Hours
Weekdays 10 am – 4:30 pm
Weekends/Holidays 10 am – 5 pm
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Description
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a
leading natural history museum dedicated to advancing
research, education, and public engagement in biodiversity
and environmental science. Visitors to the Academy have
the opportunity to get face-to-face with towering dinosaurs,
meet live animals, and explore a tropical garden filled with
live butterflies.
Details
This Museum Pass allows admission for 2 adults and 5
children plus a 10% discount in the Academy Shop and
Academy Café.
Visit African American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 574-0380
www.aampmuseum.org
Hours
Wednesday thru Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday 12 Noon - 5 PM
Description
The African American Museum in Philadelphia is the first
institution built by a major United States city to house and
interpret the life and work of African Americans. Visit and
experience the richness and vibrancy of African American
heritage and culture come alive in four magnificent
exhibition galleries filled with exciting history and
fascinating art.
This museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM) so this pass can be used at other museums. Visit www.narmassociation.org for details.
Details
This museum pass allows admission for 2 adults and up to
4 children under age 18.
Visit American Helicopter Museum & Education Center
1220 American Boulevard
West Chester, PA 19380
610-436-9600
www.americanhelicopter.museum
Hours
Tuesday - Friday, 10am to 4pm
Saturday - Sunday, 12pm to 4pm
Description
The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center’s mission is to Preserve rotary-wing aviation history, Educate society on helicopters and their missions & Inspire future generations. They collect, preserve, research, publish and exhibit the objects, artifacts and documents relating to the origins and development of rotary-wing aircraft.
Details
This museum pass allows admission for up to four people.
Visit the American Swedish Historical Museum
1900 Pattison Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19145
(215) 389-1776
www.americanswedish.org
Hours
Tuesday - Friday, 10am to 4pm
Saturday - Sunday, 12pm to 4pm
Description
American Swedish Historical Museum welcomes all people
to explore cultural identity through the story of Swedes and
Scandinavians in America. The American Swedish Historical
Museum is a community dedicated to preserving and
interpreting material culture, and is alive with celebrations,
exhibitions, and learning experiences.
Details
This museum pass allows admission to a family household
(everyone residing at the same mailing address.) Also, get
a 10% discount on museum shop purchases.
Visit Brandywine River Museum of Art
1 Hoffmans Mill rd
Chadds Ford, PA 19137
610-388-2700
www.brandywine.org
Hours
Wednesday - Monday, 10am to 4pm
Closed Tuesdays
Description
Discover a distinguished collection of nineteenth and twentieth-century American art, housed in a renovated nineteenth-century mill with a dramatic steel and glass addition that overlooks the bucolic Brandywine River. The extraordinary site --the intersection of art and nature-- emphasizes the Brandywine Conservancy's commitment to the preservation of the natural, cultural and scenic resources of the region.
Details
This museum pass allows admission for up to four people.
Visit The Bucks County Children’s Museum
500 Union Square Drive
New Hope, PA 18938
215.693.1290
www.buckskids.org
Hours
Open Tuesday – Friday, 10 AM – 4 PM
Admission ends at 3:45pm
Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 5 PM
Admission ends 4:45pm
Closed Monday (Except for some school holidays—see
Calendar online for details.)
Description
The Bucks County Children’s Museum’s mission is to provide an
environment that connects ALL children to the world around them
and inspires learning through PLAY
Details
This Museum Pass allows admission to six people. No
further discounts apply.
Visit The Elmwood Park Zoo
1661 Harding Blvd
Norristown, PA 19401
800.652.4143
elmwoodparkzoo.org
Hours
Monday – Sunday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (last admission at 4:30 pm)
Description
Elmwood Park Zoo’s mission is to foster an appreciation for wildlife and the environment that will inspire active participation in conservation. Elmwood Park Zoo currently maintains a collection of over 100 species that hail from all over the globe. Highlights of the collection include giraffes, zebras, bald and golden eagles, jaguars, and red pandas.
Details
This Pass allows admission to two adults and six children
Visit The Fireman's Hall Museum
147 N 2nd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
firemanshallmuseum.org
Hours
Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Also open on the first Friday of each month until 9:00 pm.
Description
The Fireman's Hall Museum intreprets the history of firefighting in Philadelphia through its collections of artifacts and archives, and also promotes fire prevention safety.
Details
The Fireman's Hall Museum is free to visit. This pass does not need to be checked out. Please take a card with the museum's information to help plan your visit. Enjoy!
Visit Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Rd
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-388-1000
www.longwoodgardens.org
Hours
Sun, Mon, Wed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thur, Fri, Sat 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Closed on Tuesdays
Description
Explore 400 acres of lush, formal gardens, open meadows, and winding paths to breathtaking Brandywine Valley vistas.
Details
Coupon admits 4. Limited supply available. Expires Oct 31, 2022.
Visit The Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion
8046 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19136
215-335-9500
www.phillybutterflypavilion.com
Hours
Monday – Saturday 9am to 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm
Description
Learn about the most successful group of animals in the
world…insects! Enjoy two floors of exciting and educational
exhibits filled with an amazing assortment of arthropods,
including tarantulas, scorpions, and praying mantises! Our
museum is home to a striking and immersive tropical
ecosphere filled with 2000 tropical and native butterflies.
Details
This Museum Pass is good for 2 adults and 4 children.
Visit the Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle
Mercer Museum
84 South Pine St
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-345-0210
Fonthill Castle
525 East Court St
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-348-9461
www.mercermusuem.org
Hours
Monday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sundays: Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Description
The Mercer Museum is a six-story reinforced concrete
castle designed by Henry Mercer. The museum complex
features local and national traveling exhibits, as well as a
core museum collection of over 50,000 pre-Industrial tools.
Built between 1908-1912, Fonthill Castle was the home of
archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist, scholar and
antiquarian Henry Chapman Mercer. Mercer built Fonthill
Castle as his home and as a showplace for his collection of
tiles and prints.
Details
This museum pass allows admission for up to four
patrons and a 10% discount in the Museum Shop.
Visit The Morgan Log House
850 Weikel Rd
Lansdale, PA 19446
215.368.2480
www.morganloghouse.org
Hours
Stop in for a tour, Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 3 p.m. The last tour of the day leaves at 2 p.m.
Description
Reflecting the lifestyle of early pioneers of Pennsylvania, The Morgan Log House is a meticulously restored example of domestic architecture. The Morgan Log House exhibits many fine examples of antique furniture, metals, household implements and colonial period decorative arts from early Welsh and Germanic Traditions of Pennsylvania.
Details
This pass allows for a free tour for a family during regular tour hours.
Visit The Museum of the American Revolution
101 South Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215.253.6731
www.amrevmuseum.org
Hours
Daily 10:00 - 5:00
Summer Hours 9:30 - 6:00
Description
The Museum of the American Revolution has an impressive
collection of several thousand objects, works of art,
manuscripts, and printed works from the period of the
American Revolution.
Details
This pass allows admission to two adults and up to four
Youth (6 to 17). Children 5 and under are free. Also,
10% discount at Cross Keys Café and the Museum Gift
Shop.
Visit The Mütter
19 S 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.560.8564
http://muttermuseum.org/
Hours
Monday through Sunday
10am–5pm
Closed: Thanksgiving, December 24,
December 25 and January 1
Description
The Mütter collections are truly one-of-a-kind, blending science,
medicine, and art through biological specimens and highlight the
complexity and beauty of the human body. Whether it’s the Soap
Lady, the Hyrtl Skulls, or Einstein’s Brain, the Mütter presents
humanity in all of its beauty.
Details
This Museum Pass permits 4 individuals per card per day to
enter the The Mütter Museum during regular hours and does
not include any discounts at the Mütter Store or for special events
and lectures.
Visit The National Museum of American Jewish History
101 South Independence Mall East
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 923-3811
http://www.nmajh.org
Hours
Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Please visit the website for Holidays
Description
The National Museum of American Jewish History presents
educational programs and experiences that preserve,
explore, and celebrate the history of Jews in America. Its
purpose is to connect Jews more closely to their heritage
and to inspire in people of all backgrounds a greater
appreciation for the diversity of the American Jewish
experience and the freedoms to which Americans aspire.
This museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM) so this pass can be used at other museums. Visit www.narmassociation.org for details.
Details
Admission for two adults and all children in a household
up to age 21. Plus 10% off at Museum Store.
Visit The National Constitution Center
525 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215.409.6600
constitutioncenter.org
Hours
Monday – Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Description
The mission of the National Constitution Center is to serve
the nation and the world as the Museum of We the People,
a national Headquarters for Civic Education, and America’s
Town Hall. The Constitution Center features hundreds of
interactive exhibits, engaging theatrical performances, and
original documents of freedom.
Details
This pass allows admission to two adults and up to four
children or grandchildren. It also includes a 10% discount
at the Delegates’ Café and Museum Store.
Visit The National Liberty Museum
321 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-2800
www.libertymuseum.org
Hours
Please Note: Regular Museum hours change each season:
Winter: Monday-Friday, 11am-4pm;
Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 12-5pm
Spring: 7 days a week, 10am-5pm
Summer: 7 days a week, 10am-5:30pm
Fall: 7 days a week, 10am-5pm
Description
The NLM brings liberty to life through stories of people
whose character and courage have expanded liberty for
all. The Museum’s exhibits, educational experiences and
public programs inspire visitors to think about liberty as an
ongoing human quest that we all share.
Details
This Museum Pass allows admission to six people and a
10% discount at the Museum Market.
Visit Pearl S. Buck International
520 Dublin Rd
Perkasie, PA 18944
215-249-0100
www.pearlsbuck.org
Hours
Please check the website, www.pearlsbuck.org, for tour dates and times.
Description
Pearl S. Buck International provides opportunities to explore and appreciate other cultures, builds better lives for children around the globe and promotes the legacy of our founder by preserving and interpreting her National Historic Landmark home.
Details
This museum pass allows a guided tour for two adults and children under the age of 18 in their family. Also includes a 10% discount at the Pearl S. Buck International Gift Shop.
Visit the Penn Museum
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 898-5093
www.penn.museum
Hours
Tuesday – Sunday: 10am to 5pm
First Wednesdays: 10am to 8pm
Mondays: Closed
Description
At the Penn Museum, make powerful connections between
ways of life past and present, near and far. Discover the
cultures of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the
Mediterranean, from the very first cities of the Middle East
to the kings of ancient Egypt; from prehistoric Mexico to the
lives of Native American communities today.
Details
This museum pass allows admission for two adults and all
dependent children in their household. This pass may only
be borrowed once per household per year.
Visit the Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum
1155 Easton Rd.
Horsham, PA 19044
215-672-2277
www.wingsoffreedommuseum.org
Hours
Saturday & Sunday: 10:30am to 4:00pm
Wednesday – Friday: 10:30am to 3:00pm
Description
The Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum has an eclectic
collection of aircraft and exhibits that showcase a really
remarkable assortment of historic artifacts. These aviation
artifacts include but are not limited to: flight helmets,
vintage and modern aviation flight gear, air to air missiles,
bombs (inert), detailed aircraft models and vintage Martin
Baker ejection seats.
Details
This pass allows admission for up to eight people per visit
and also includes a %15 discount on gift store purchases.
