Museum Passes

Did you know you can borrow museum passes from the Mansfield Public Library? Here are a few things to keep in mind:

  • Museum passes give discounted or free general admission to area museums.
  • Be sure to check museum hours before your visit.
  • Digital checkouts and reservations are available for some passes. 
  • Physical museum passes are available on a first come-first serve basis and may not be put on reserve except on the morning of the day they are to be picked up. Pass will be held until closing of that day. 
    • Physical passes may be checked out for one week. 
  • Digital museum passes are valid for one day. Expired passes will not be honored at the museum when you visit. 
    • You may reserve and print a digital pass up to sixty (60) days in advance.
    • You may reserve up to two (2) digital museum passes a day.

Digital Museum Passes

The museums listed below offer digital passes. Digital passes must be reserved with Museum Key. Click here to reserve a digital pass with Museum Key.  For more information or assistance, please call the library at 860-423-2501.

The Carousel Museum New_England_Carousel_Museum

Digital Pass - Click here to reserve.

Pass admits four (4) individuals for free. Please check museum hours before your visit: thecarouselmuseum.org..


Connecticut’s Old State House Connecticut_Old_State_House

Digital Pass - Click here to reserve.

Pass gives free admission for up to two (2) adults and two (2) children. Please check museum hours before your visit: ctoldstatehouse.org.


Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Denison_Pequotsepos_Nature_Center

Digital Pass - Click here to reserve.

Library has two passes. Pass gives free admission for up to five (5) people to the Nature Center museum and live animal exhibits. Please check museum hours before your visit: dpnc.org.


Eric_Carle_Museum_of_Picture_Book_ArtEric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Digital Pass - Click here to reserve.

Pass gives free admission for two (2) adults and up to four (4) children. Please check museum hours before your visit: carlemuseum.org.


Florence Griswold Museum Florence_Griswold_Museum

Digital Pass - Click here to reserve.

Pass gives free admission for two (2) adults & two (2) children under 12. Please check museum hours before your visit: florencegriswoldmuseum.org.


Lutz_Childrens_MuseumLutz Children's Museum

Digital Pass - Click here to reserve.

Pass gives half priced admission for two (2) adults and up to four (4) children (6 guests total). Please check museum hours before your visit: lutzmuseum.org.


Mark Twain House & Museum Mark_Twain_House_and_Museum

Digital Pass - Click here to reserve.

Buy two (2) adult tickets for the price of one (1) full price adult ticket (2 for 1) OR buy one (1) adult and two (2) child tickets for the price of one (1) full price adult ticket (3 for 1) for The Mark Twain House Tour (General House Tour) OR purchase up to three (3) Living History Tour (Specialty House Tour) tickets at a discounted rate. Please check museum hours before your visit: marktwainhouse.org.


Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center Mashantucket_Pequot_Museum

Digital Pass - Click here to reserve.

Pass gives four (4) free regular admission tickets. Pass may be used for up to two (2) adult tickets and two (2) youth tickets OR  one (1) adult ticket and  three (3) youth tickets. Please check museum hours before your visit: pequotmuseum.org.


Mattatuck_MuseumMattatuck Museum

Digital Pass - click here to reserve.

Pass admits four (4) adults free. All children under 16 admitted free. Please check museum hours before your visit: mattmuseum.org.


Mystic_SeaportMystic Seaport

Digital Pass - click here to reserve.

Pass gives 50% off admission for two (2) adults & three (3) children. Please check museum hours before your visit: mysticseaport.org.


New_Britain_Museum_of_American_ArtNew Britain Museum of American Art

Digital Pass - click here to reserve.

Pass gives free general admission for four (4) people. Please check museum hours before your visit: www.nbmaa.org.


Niantic_Childrens_MuseumNiantic Children's Museum

Digital Pass - click here to reserve.

Pass gives free general admission for four (4) people. Please check museum hours before your visit: nianticchildrensmuseum.org.


Old Sturbridge Village Old_Sturbridge_Village

Digital Pass - click here to reserve.

Library has five passes. Passes give 50% off admission for four (4) people. Please check museum hours before your visit: osv.org.


SpriSpringfield_Museumsngfield Museums

Digital Pass - click here to reserve. 

Buy one (1) full price admission and receive a 50% discount on the second (2nd) admission of equal or lesser value to the Springfield Museums during public hours. This pass does not apply to special exhibitions, programs, or planetarium fees. Please check museum hours before your visit: springfieldmuseums.org.

Springfield Museums include: Springfield Science Museum, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History, The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.


USS_Constitution_MuseumUSS Constitution Museum

Digital Pass - click here to reserve.

Library has two passes. Pass gives free admission to parties of nine (9) or fewer. Please check museum hours before your visit: ussconstitutionmuseum.org.


The Wadsworth_Atheneum_Museum_of_ArtWadsworth

Digital Pass - click here to reserve.

Library has two passes. One pass provides up to one (1) free General Admission with the purchase of one (1)  Adult or Senior admission OR up to two (2) free Youth (12-17) admission with the purchase of one (1) Adult or Senior admission. This pass may be used to register for daily public tours at no extra cost. Please check museum hours before your visit: thewadsworth.org.


Physical Museum Passes

Please visit the Library to checkout passes to the following museums. 

Connecticut DEEP State Parks, Forests & Historic Buildings PassConnecticut_State_Parks_and_Forests

Physical Pass - Visit the Library to checkout this pass.

Library has one pass; 1 week loan. Pass gives free admission for two (2) adults & four (4) children under 12. Please check museum hours before your visit: portal.ct.gov/NCLI/Parks/No-Child-Left-Inside-Library-Pass. 


Connecticut_Science_CenterConnecticut Science Center

Physical Pass - Visit the Library to checkout this pass.

Library has three passes; 1 week loan. Pass gives 20% off admission for up to four (4) people. Please check museum hours before your visit: https://ctsciencecenter.org.


Connecticut_Beardsley_ZooConnecticut's Beardsley Zoo

Physical Pass - Visit the Library to checkout this pass. 

Library has one pass; 1 week loan. Pass gives discount admission of $10 for up to six (6) people. Please check museum hours before your visit: beardsleyzoo.org.