FREE or Reduced Admission to Area Museums
Sponsored by the Friends of Forbes Library
All passes are listed in the library catalog; click to see current holdings and availability.
Remember to verify hours with the museum before your trip!
Borrowing Guidelines
- Passes are available to CWMARS library cardholders in good standing: having no billed items or fines over $10.00.
- There is a limit of one pass per household per day.
- Call 587-1011 to check on availability and to hold a pass. Passes will be held for up to four hours.
- Passes are loaned for 2 library days. Passes are not renewable. They may be returned in the bookdrop. They must be returned on time directly to Forbes Library and in the plastic envelope provided so they will be available for the next booking. Borrowers will be charged $5.00 for lost/damaged envelopes.
- Late charges are $5.00 per day, with a maximum fine of $50.00. Lost passes will be assessed a replacement fee. Replacement costs will be charged to the borrower's account after 2 weeks.
- To borrow passes you must present your library card. When you borrow a pass you agree to the borrowing guidelines and agree to pay the replacement cost for lost passes.
- Call the museum before your visit to check on the most current hours, closed dates, and directions. Check out museum websites for more information.
Children's Museum at Holyoke
444 Dwight Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 536-7048 www.childrensmuseumholyoke.org
Wednesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 12 noon - 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
Pass will admit up to six people
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 658-1100 www.picturebookart.org
Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday 12 noon - 4 p.m.
Closed Mondays
Pass will admit 2 adults and 2 children
Historic Deerfield
Off of Route 10, Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 775-7214 www.historic-deerfield.org
Open Daily 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Pass will admit up to 4 adults, children are free
MASS MoCA
1040 Mass Moca Way, North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 662-2111 www.massmoca.org
Open Daily
July 1-September 6: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
September 7-August 31: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays
Pass will admit up to 2 adults and 2 children
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has donated an annual “ParksPass” to the Forbes Library. The pass entitles the bearer to free parking for one vehicle at over 50 day-use facilities in the State Parks system that charge a parking fee.
Sites in Western Massachusetts include: Connecticut Valley District : Chicopee State Park -- Hampton Ponds State Park -- Lake Lorraine State Park -- Robinson State Park -- Mt. Holyoke Range State Park -- Mt. Sugarloaf State Park -- Mt. Tom State Park. -- Quabbin District: Dunn State Park -- Erving State Forest -- Lake Dennison R.A. -- Lake Wyola State Park -- Leominster State Forest -- Otter River State Forest -- Wachusett Mtn. S.R. -- Wendell State Forest -- Western Massachusetts : Beartown State Forest -- Clarksburg State Park -- D.A.R. State Forest -- Gardner State Park -- Mohawk Trail State Forest -- Mt. Greylock S.R. --Natural Bridge State Park -- Pittsfield State Forest -- Sandisfield State Forest -- Tolland State Forest -- Windsor State Forest.
Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT 06355-1997
(413) 662-2111 www.mysticaquarium.org
March-November open daily from 9-5
December-February open Monday-Friday 10-4 and Sat & Sun from 9-5
This pass offeres REDUCED ADMISSION.
With pass:
February - October pass admits up to 2 adults for $19 each and up to 2 kids for $14 each
November - January pass admits up to 2 adults for $15.50 each and up to 2 kids for $10.50 each
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, MA 01262
(413) 298-4100 www.nrm.org
November-April:
Weekdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Weekends and holidays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May-October:
Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pass good for up to 4 people
Smith College Museum of Art
Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 585-2760 www.smith.edu/artmuseum
Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday 12 noon - 4 p.m.
Closed Mondays
Pass will admit one family
Springfield Museums
220 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 263-6800 (413)625-7738 www.quadrangle.org
Wednesday-Friday 12 noon - 4 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden:
Open Daily April-October 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
October-March 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Genealogy and Local History Library
(located in the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum):
Wednesday-Saturday 12 noon - 4 p.m.
This pass offeres REDUCED ADMISSION for up to four visitors.
With pass:
Adults are $6.25 each
Children are $3.25 each
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
225 South Street, Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 458-2303 www.clarkart.edu
July - August:
Open Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sept - June:
Tues-Sun, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pass will admit up to 2 adults and 2 children,
June 1 through October 31.
(Admission is free November 1 through May 31)
Zoo in Forest Park
302 Sumner Ave., Springfield, MA Museum Pass Replacement Cost
(800) 817-1137 www.forestparkzoo.org
April thru mid-October open daily 10-5 p.m.
Mid-October thru November open weekends from 10-3 p.m.
Pass will admit up to 5 people
| Children's Museum at Holyoke | $150.00 | |
| Clark Art Institute | $100.00 | |
| Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art | $125.00 | |
| Hancock Shaker Village | $100.00 | |
| Historic Deerfield | $100.00 | |
| MASS MoCA | $30.00 | |
| Norman Rockwell Museum | $100.00 | |
| Smith College Museum of Art | $10.00 | |
| Springfield Museums | $60.00 |