RESERVE YOUR MUSEUM PASSES ONLINE
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2010!
NEW AT THE MILLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY--RESERVE A MUSEUM PASS ONLINE FROM HOME!
Now it’s easier than ever to reserve a pass to a local museum…just visit the Millis Public Library’s homepage and navigate to MUSEUM PASSES! You can reserve passes up to sixty days ahead of your intended visit.
Passes are available for the following institutions:
· Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA
· Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
· Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA
· Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
· JFK Library and Museum, Boston, MA
· Massachusetts State Parks
· Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
· Museum of Science, Boston, MA
· Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, CT
· New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
· Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA
· Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, RI
· Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA
Museum passes offered by the Millis Public Library are available to all Millis residents. A valid library card is required in order to reserve and check out a pass. If you check out a pass that has to be returned to the Library, we ask that you drop it off in the book drop on your way back from the museum—that way it will be available for the next patron!
Visit the Millis Public Library website to get started! www.millislibrary.org
Special thanks to the Friends of the Millis Public Library for providing the funding for the automated museum pass system. We are interested in hearing from you—so please let us know how you feel about being able to reserve passes from home. Of course, if you do not have access to a computer at home, you can still make a reservation in person or on the phone. Call us at 508-376-8282 if you have any questions!
And, in case you are interested in attending the special Harry Potter Exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science, there is a special rate for patrons with a library pass! The exhibit is open until February 21, 2010. With a library pass, Harry Potter tickets are only $16 for adults, $14 for Seniors, and $13 for children ages 3-11, with a maximum of 4 tickets per pass (in addition to the $5 per person cost for the general exhibit halls). This special rate is available to the pass holders only for the date shown on the pass and tickets must be purchased in-person only, based on available tickets for that day. [Regular Price for Harry Potter: The Exhibition is $26 for adults, $24 for seniors and $23 for children ages 3-11.] So make your reservation for the Library Pass from the Millis Public Library and go the museum early in the day to get available tickets for the Harry Potter Exhibit!
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2010!
NEW AT THE MILLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY--RESERVE A MUSEUM PASS ONLINE FROM HOME!
Now it’s easier than ever to reserve a pass to a local museum…just visit the Millis Public Library’s homepage and navigate to MUSEUM PASSES! You can reserve passes up to sixty days ahead of your intended visit.
Passes are available for the following institutions:
· Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA
· Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
· Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA
· Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
· JFK Library and Museum, Boston, MA
· Massachusetts State Parks
· Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
· Museum of Science, Boston, MA
· Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, CT
· New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
· Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA
· Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, RI
· Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA
Museum passes offered by the Millis Public Library are available to all Millis residents. A valid library card is required in order to reserve and check out a pass. If you check out a pass that has to be returned to the Library, we ask that you drop it off in the book drop on your way back from the museum—that way it will be available for the next patron!
Visit the Millis Public Library website to get started! www.millislibrary.org
Special thanks to the Friends of the Millis Public Library for providing the funding for the automated museum pass system. We are interested in hearing from you—so please let us know how you feel about being able to reserve passes from home. Of course, if you do not have access to a computer at home, you can still make a reservation in person or on the phone. Call us at 508-376-8282 if you have any questions!
And, in case you are interested in attending the special Harry Potter Exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science, there is a special rate for patrons with a library pass! The exhibit is open until February 21, 2010. With a library pass, Harry Potter tickets are only $16 for adults, $14 for Seniors, and $13 for children ages 3-11, with a maximum of 4 tickets per pass (in addition to the $5 per person cost for the general exhibit halls). This special rate is available to the pass holders only for the date shown on the pass and tickets must be purchased in-person only, based on available tickets for that day. [Regular Price for Harry Potter: The Exhibition is $26 for adults, $24 for seniors and $23 for children ages 3-11.] So make your reservation for the Library Pass from the Millis Public Library and go the museum early in the day to get available tickets for the Harry Potter Exhibit!
All museum passes are free to Millis residents. If you are not a Millis resident, please call the Library to check availability.
Boston Children's Museum
www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org
Boston Children’s Museum has been building innovative, meaningful, and fun exhibits for 94 years. Our emphasis on hands-on engagement and learning through experience has inspired museums worldwide. Designed for children and families, our exhibits focus on science, culture, environmental awareness, health & fitness, and the arts.
Griffin Museum of Photography
www.griffinmuseum.org
The Griffin Museum of Photography is a nonprofit organization dedicated solely to the art of photography. Through many exhibitions, programs and lectures, achieve a broader understanding and appreciation of the visual, emotional and social impact of photographic art.
Higgins Armory Museum
www.higgins.org
The Higgins Armory Museum, with 5,000 objects on 4 floors,
is the only institution in the Northeast dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of arms and armor. A visit to the Higgins will spark your imagination with the fact behind the fairytale!
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
www.gardnermuseum.org
The Gardner Museum has remained essentially unchanged since its founder's death in 1924. Unchanged but certainly not stagnant. Three floors of galleries surround a garden courtyard blooming with life in all seasons. The galleries are filled with paintings, sculpture, tapestries, furniture, and decorative arts from cultures spanning thirty centuries.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
www.jfklibrary.org
The mission of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is to advance the study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived, and to promote a greater appreciation of America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
www.mfa.org
Today the MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world; the collection encompasses nearly 450,000 works of art. We welcome more than one million visitors each year to experience art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary, special exhibitions, and innovative educational programs.
Museum of Science - Boston
www.mos.org
With an ever-changing roster of exhibits, presentations, and events, the Museum of Science is a place you'll want to visit again and again! The Museum has more than 700 interactive exhibits,a full schedule of live presentations and Omni, Planetarium, and 3-D Digital Cinema shows. The Museum of Science truly offers something for all everyone.
The Museum of Science Museum Pass Program is supported in part by a grant from the Millis Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Mystic Aquarium
www.mysticaquarium.org
Mystic Aquarium is the home of beluga whales, se
a lions, penguins, bats
a lions, penguins, batsfish and many other exciting creatures from the oceans of our planet that teem with life. In addition, the Institute for Exploration features maps, diagrams, and models from Dr. Robert Ballard's explorations of the Black Sea and of the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
Plimoth Plantation
www.plimoth.org
Plimoth Plantation is Plymouth as it was in the 17th century: it is a centuries-old Wampanoag homesite, a welcoming bench covered in furs, bluefish roasting slowly over an bed of hot co
als, and a man dressed in traditional deerskin clothing. It is townspeople speaking the poetic language of Shakespeare's England, the sharp smell of gunpowder during a military drill, the sound of laughter around a glowing hearth and the salty breeze blowing across a wooden ship's deck. This year, Plimoth Plantation offers a number of special programs for the entire family, which delve deeper into the rich history and traditions surrounding the Wampanoag People and the Plymouth colonists.
Roger Williams Park Zoo
www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org
In Providence, Rhode Island - The Zoo covers over 40 acres, and the path through the zoo is a bit over one mile long. The Zoo has over 950 animals and 160 different species including elephants, giraffe, cheetah, moon bears, gibbons, bison, snow leopards, tree kangaroos, wallabies and much more!
Tower Hill Botanical Garden
www.towerhillbg.org
The Tower Hill Botanical Garden provides gardens, trails, an orangerie, a cafe, gift shop, and library. They hold special events, adult classes, youth gardening programs, symposia, trips and tours.