NEW FAIRFIELD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

MUSEUM PASS INFORMATION

Museum Passes are located at the Circulation Desk in the Adult Library

PASSES ARE FOR NEW FAIRFIELD RESIDENTS ONLY

PASSES ARE CHECKED OUT FOR 3 DAYS – NO RENEWALS

LIMIT 3 PASSES PER FAMILY

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT

Free Admission

Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport, CT (www.beardsleyzoo.org)

$5.00 discounted admission for up to 6 guests

The zoo is situated on 52 lush acres of Beardsley Park with more than 300 animals representing 125 primarily North and South American species.

Children’s Museum, West Hartford and Roaring Brook Nature Center, Canton, CT (www.sciencecenterct.org)

Buy 1 Get 1 free up to 4 people

The Science Center includes interactive children’s exhibits, wildlife sanctuary, Gengras Planetarium, and laser light shows.  Roaring Brook has a replica of Eastern Woodland Indians’ long house, displays on local flora and fauna and six miles of trails.

Connecticut Science Center (www.CTScienceCenter.org)

Coupon for 20% off general admission for up to 4 people.

150 hands –on science exhibits, digital theater and more.

Danbury Railway Museum ( www.danbury.org/drm)

General Admission admits 2 adults and 4 children.

The museum offers railroad history, tours and train ride.

Dinosaur State Park (www.dinosaurstatepark.org)

Free Admission with the No Child Left Inside Pass

Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT (www.discoverymuseum.org)

Pass admits up to 4 child admissions with 1 paid adult.

The museum includes many interactive, hands-on displays and a planetarium.  The Challenger learning Center simulates missions to Mars.  Also features a science and art gallery with exhibits on electricity, computers, sound, light, magnetism and energy.  For preschoolers, there are puppets and a life-size school bus

Everwonder Museum, Newtown, CT   www.everwondermuseum.org

Pass is good for 50% off regular priced admission for up to 2 adults & 4 children. Children under 1 are free.

Offers hands on S.T.E.M. based exhibits & programming. Also offers fun & educational birthday parties & field trips.

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford, CT   (http://HarrietBeecherStowe.org)

Pass allows for free admission for 2  people.

The center’s mission is to preserve and interpret Stowe’s Hartford home and the Center’s historic collections…and inspire commitment to social justice and positive change.

Imagine Nation, Bristol, CT (www.imaginenation.org)

Pass is good for half price for up to 6 people for general admission only.

Hands-on and interactive exhibits specialized for children ages 2 – 10.

Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk, CT (www.maritimeaquarium.org)

Discounted admission pass is good for $2 off a combination ticket to the aquarium and IMAX Theater for up to 6 people.  Aquarium includes many hands-on activities.

Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, CT  (www.mysticaquarium.org)

Discounted admission pass for 2 adults and 2 children.

Come view the mysteries of the deep blue sea.

No Child left Inside State Parks Pass   (www.nochildleftinside.org)

Pass waives vehicle entrance fees (up to 12 passengers) for Connecticut State Park & Forest  Recreation areas. Pass admits 2 adults and 4 children at Dinosaur, Fort Trumbull and

Gillette Castle State Parks.

Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT (www.peabody.yale.edu)

$6 off up to 4 admissions.

From Egyptian mummies to saber-toothed cats to the once mighty dinosaurs – you can find it all at the Peabody Museum of Natural History!

Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT (www.stamfordmuseum.org)

Free admission for 2 adults, of the same household, and their children under age 18. Free admission to the Museum, Bendel Mansion & Galleries, Heckscher Farm, Natures Playground, and access to Animal Embassy’s live exotic animal exhibit. Free admission to Observatory and Astronomy Nights programs. Free parking.

Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, CT (www.steppingstonesmuseum.org)

Discount Pass, Buy one get one free, maximum 3 free admissions per pass, per day.  Pass limited to

use by one family per day. All of the museum exhibits designed for children ages ten and under                            

encourage hands-on exploration and discovery, incorporating the themes of Science, the arts, culture and heritage.

Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (www.wadsworthatheneum.org)

Pass admits 2 adults and 2 children - America’s oldest public arts museum.

White Memorial Conservation Center Nature Museum, Litchfield, CT  (www.whitememorialcc.org)

Family Pass good for 2 adults and 2 children. Museum features murals, dioramas, live animals, a working honeybee hive, and other unique exhibits providing  a glimpse of the natural diversity found in the area

MOST PASSES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF

THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND OTHER DONORS