Museum Passes

Burnham Library offers free or reduced-price admission to a number of cultural organizations through its Museum Pass program. Available with a valid library card.

Passes are loaned for 3 days. There is a $2/day overdue fee.  Availability on a first come first served basis.

Always check location admission policies. Some museums require registration or have special terms and conditions.

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo

Bridgeport

$10 admission for up to 6 guests

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Hartford

Free admission for 2 adults and up to 4 children

Connecticut Old State House

Hartford

Free admission

Connecticut Science Center

Hartford

20% Coupon off general admission for up to 4 people

Connecticut State Parks Center & Historical Buildings

Dinosaur State Park, Gillette Castle, Fort Trumbull

Waives admission fees for 2 adults and up to 4 children (12 years and under)

EverWonder Children’s Museum

Newtown

50% off admission for 2 adults and 4 children

NEW Florence Griswold Museum

Old Lyme, CT

FREE admission for up to 2 adults and 2 children (18 and under)

Hill-Stead Museum

Hartford

50% off admission for 2 adults and 2 children under 18

Institute of American Indian Studies

Washington, CT 

Half-price off general admission and 10% off gift shop purchases

Mattatuck Museum

Waterbury, CT

FREE admission for 2 adults and children

New Britain Museum of American Art

New Britain, CT 

FREE admission for up to 4 people

Wadsworth Antheneum

Hartford

FREE admission for up to 2 adults