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9/11 Memorial & Museum
180 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007
212-312-8800 https://www.911memorial.org/
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Located in New York City at the World Trade Center site, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum tells the story of 9/11 through media, narratives, and artifacts, and honors those who were killed in the 2001 and 1993 attacks. There is a museum shop and café on the premises. All entrances and public areas of the Museum are wheelchair accessible. Standard manual wheelchairs and wheeled walkers are available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. Induction loops that transmit sound directly to visitors with T-coil compatible hearing aids and cochlear implants are installed throughout the Museum wherever there is audio.
Pass Benefits
Library Member:
Free, expedited admission to the Museum for two adults and two children (under 18 years old)
Complimentary audio guides
20% discount in the Museum Store
Invitations to Educational programming
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
212 West 83rd Street, The Tisch Building, New York, NY 10024
212-721-1223 https://www.cmom.org/
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The Children's Museum of Manhattan provides children with experiences at the intersection of the arts, sciences and the humanities. Their exhibitions are updated each month with new activities and programs, some appropriate for children as young as under one year old. Exhibitions include a seasonal outdoor water exhibit and changing exhibits based on art, music, governance, New York City, and cultures from around the world. The museum is wheelchair accessible except for the lower level of the water exhibit. There is a gift shop on the premises.
Categories: Art, Children, Family, Governance, History, Music
Pass Benefits
Each pass gives access to the Museum for 4 people at a time (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children). Additional guests must pay admission. This is a printable pass.
The Historic Sites of the Morris County Park Commission
Various locations, NJ
973-326-7600 https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/education/historic-sites
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The Morris County Park Commission manages three historical sites at various locations, all them on the National Register of Historic Places. Fosterfields Living Historical Farm is a working farm situated on 213 acres which employs the tools, techniques, and materials of the 1920s. Originally built in built in 1826, the Cooper Gristmill at Black River County Park is one of the remaining restored water-powered mills in New Jersey. Historic Speedwell preserves the restored estate of Stephen Vail, proprietor of the Speedwell Iron Works from the early to mid-1800s, where Vail and Samuel B. Morse demonstrated the perfected telegraph in 1838. For directions and hours of each site, please visit the web site.
Categories: Architecture, Children, Family, History, Science
Pass Benefits
Fosterfields in Morristown: Find out about farm life as it was 100 years ago. On a self-guided tour with interpreters in historic costume along the way, help the farmers with chores such as feeding the chickens and churning butter, meet the Jersey cows and other barnyard animals, and enter the historic 1915 farmhouse where the Woods family lived. On Fridays and Saturdays, take a guided tour inside The Willows 1854 mansion (11am & 2pm) built by Gen. Joseph W. Revere, a grandson of patriot Paul Revere. Six children grew up at Fosterfields between 1870 and 1920, and you can explore the nostalgic toys, dolls, and playsets of that era in the exhibit Well Played: Changes in Childhood. Ready for a road trip back in time? The interactive exhibit Driving Into the 20th Century explains the changing landscape of transportation throughout the 1900s. You can also check out fully-restored antique cars and a climb-on Model T truck. Fosterfields is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm (last farm entry at 3 pm). Call (973) 326-7645 or email tours@morrisparks.net.
Historic Speedwell in Morristown: Experience life during the Industrial Revolution and the dawn of modern communication. This historic site includes the 1860s Vail House, and the Factory Building where the telegraph was first publicly demonstrated by Samuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail. The Factory Building features 30 interactives about the mechanics of the telegraph and its influence on modern communication. Learn about Ironmaster Stephen Vail and the dangerous art and industry of ironworking from the exhibit The Speedwell Ironworks: A History of Workers and Work. In the L’Hommedieu Visitor Center exhibit room, tour the exhibit Inventing Beauty to discover how concepts of beauty were informed by 19th century innovation and inventions, and also challenged distinctions between class and gender. Historic Speedwell is open Thursdays & Saturdays, 10 am to 4 pm. Call (973) 285-6550.
Cooper Gristmill in Chester: The 1826 Cooper Gristmill is one of the last operational historic mills in the area. Visitors experience simple machines, renewable power, and industrial progress as educators demonstrate how the site operated over a century ago. The History of the Black River Gorge exhibit about the natural and industrial history of Milltown, the community that sprung up around the Mill, sets the stage for a pleasant walk along Patriots Path whose trailhead is by the Visitor Center. Cooper Gristmill is open Fridays & Sundays, 10 am to 4 pm. Call (908) 879-5463.
This pass is not printable and must be picked up at the Parsippany Library (449 Halsey Road, Parsippany) to be borrowed. Please call the customer service desk at 973-887-5150 x 201 for questions.
Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum
West 46th Street, Pier 86, New York, NY 10036
877-957-7447 http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/
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The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, located on the Hudson River in Manhattan, features the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, some of the world's fastest jets, and a guided missile submarine. The ship is now a National Historic Landmark, having served tours of duty in World War II and the Vietnam War, and acted as a recovery vessel for the Gemini and Mercury space missions. In addition to more than two dozen authentically restored aircraft, the museum includes the Exploreum Interactive Hall, an interactive exhibit space; an 18,000 sq. ft. education center; “Growler,” the only American diesel-powered strategic missile submarine open to the public; and Pier 86.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Military, Technology, Ocean, Sky
Pass Benefits
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum pass admits 2 adults and 2 children. The pass provides access to the express, members only admission line. This pass is printable from your own device.
Please be sure to check the museum's website for any facility changes due to COVID restrictions at https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/.
Click on the following link to learn about the Vaccine Mandate for Museum visitors: https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/LatestNews/August-2021/NYC-Vaccine-Mandate-for-Museum-Visitors
Morris Museum
6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
973-971-3700 https://www.morrismuseum.org/
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Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is home to a rather eclectic mix of collections focusing on fossils, local wildlife, model trains, minerals, Native Americans, and paintings and sculpture, among other things. The jewel of the museum, however, is the Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata, a demonstration of which is conducted every Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Part of the museum is in a Georgian-style mansion designed by Stanford White. There is a museum shop on the premises.
Categories: Art, Children, Family, History, Music
Pass Benefits
The Morris Museum pass admits 2 adults and 3 children. This pass can be borrow for a week. This pass is not printable and must be picked up at the Parsippany Library (449 Halsey Road, Parsippany) to be borrowed. Please call the customer service desk at 973-887-5150 x 201 for questions. The museum is open the first Tuesday of each month for members from 11 am to 2 pm in addition to regular hours. Please be sure to check the museum's website for any facility changes due to COVID restrictions at https://morrismuseum.org/visit/.
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts
9 Main Street, Madison, NJ 07940
973-377-2982 https://www.metc.org/
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Founded in 1970, the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts is focused on New Jersey history through the presentation of exhibits—both permanent and changing—related to the lives of the early immigrants to the state. Housed in an 1899 Richardsonian-Romanesque Revival building (once home to the first library in Madison, NJ), the permanent collection consists of over 8,900 objects that include tools, textiles, pottery, and archival materials that tell the stories of the people who lived and worked in New Jersey before the arrival of the Industrial age. There is a gift shop on the premises.
Categories: Crafts, Family, History
Pass Benefits
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts pass admits two adults and accompanying children ages 18 and under. This pass is printable from your own device.
Please be sure to check the museum's website for any facility changes due to COVID restrictions at https://metc.org/.
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd Street, New York, NY 10029
212-534-1672 https://www.mcny.org/
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Founded in 1923, the Museum of the City of New York is dedicated to the documentation and interpretation of the city's past, present, and future. Its collection contains approximately 750,000 objects, including prints, photographs, decorative arts, costumes, paintings, sculpture, toys, and theatrical memorabilia. In the collection are several of Eugene O'Neill's handwritten manuscripts, a complete room of Duncan Phyfe furniture, 412 glass negatives taken by Jacob Riis and donated by his son, a man's suit worn to George Washington's Inaugural Ball, and the Carrie Walter Stettheimer dollhouse, which contains a miniature work by Marcel Duchamp. Changing exhibitions celebrate different aspects of the city's vibrant and changing culture. Wheelchairs are available for visitor use free of charge, subject to availability. All exhibition videos are open captioned and assistive listening devices are available for various programs in the Ronay Menschel Hall.
Categories: Architecture, Art, Children, Family, History
Pass Benefits
The Museum of the City of New York is pleased to offer two membership levels for local and public libraries that provide their patrons access to our exhibitions and programs, as well as discounts in our Museum Shop and café. Additional benefits include a subscription to the Museum’s scholarly journal, and invitations to exclusive Member events.
New York Transit Museum
99 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-694-1600 https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/
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Located in downtown Brooklyn, in the original Court St. station of the IND subway line, the New York Transit Museum opened in 1976 as a temporary exhibition connected to the country's Bicentennial celebrations. The historical artifacts on display related to the various transportation systems—subway, commuter rail, and bus—proved so popular that the New York City Transit Authority created a permanent museum. The collection includes historic bus, subway, and train cars, some of which are still operable, as well as equipment used to maintain the systems. Rotating and permanent exhibits focus on various aspects of public transportation in NYC, such as one which features over 50 detailed scale models of trolleys and work cars. A fully operational underground control room is on view. A gallery annex and store are located at Grand Central Station.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Technology
Pass Benefits
Providing free admission for two adults and up to four children. Advance reservations and masks are required for encouraged.
The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102
973-596-6550 https://www.newarkmuseumart.org/
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Founded in 1909, the Newark Museum of Art is the state's largest museum, with over 80 galleries dedicated to art and science. In addition to exhibiting a range of decorative arts, contemporary art, and art from Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the ancient world, its holdings include a large natural science collection. The Victoria Hall of Science, the Dreyfuss Planetarium, a Victorian-era home, an 18th century schoolhouse, the Newark Fire Museum, and a memorial garden may all be found at a visit to this eclectic museum.
Categories: Art, History, Parks, Science
Pass Benefits
Free admission for two adults and all children in the household -10% Discount in the Museum Shops. This pass is printable from your own device.
The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
2352 Route 10 West, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
973-540-0311 https://www.stickleymuseum.org/
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The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, a National Historic Landmark, is located on 30 acres of the early 20th-century country estate of furniture designer, architect, manufacturer, publisher, philosopher, and social critic Gustav Stickley. The main building—the 1911 “Log House”—is considered to be one of the finest expressions of the Arts and Crafts movement in the country. The permanent collection, consisting of more than 6,000 objects and artifacts, includes furniture, metalwork, textiles, and ceramics. Changing exhibits focus on the important contributions made by Stickley to the movement he championed so fervently. Tours of the grounds are available.
Categories: Architecture, Art, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Benefits of the Museum Pass include:
Unlimited, complimentary admission for museum patrons for one year (pass admits 2 adults and all children up to the age of 18 from a single household). Notice of special events. Receive e-blast and print mailings.
Yogi Berra Museum
8 Yogi Berra Drrive, Montclair State University, Little Falls, NJ 07424
973-655-2378 https://www.yogiberramuseum.org/
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This museum presents a number of permanent and rotating exhibitions—and an introductory film—which tell the story of Yogi Berra, while exploring history, culture, science and society within the larger context of baseball and sports. The permanent collection includes photographs, art, and artifacts, such as 16 vintage catcher's mitts and 76 oil paintings by renowned baseball artist Andy Jurinko that document the players that defined Yogi's era. An interactive pitching experience lets visitors of all ages face off against an animated batter, tracking the speed and accuracy of every throw. There is a gift store on the premises.
Categories: Family, History, Sports
Pass Benefits
The Yogi Berra Museum pass admits two adults and accompanying children ages 18 and under. This pass is printable from your own device.
Please be sure to check the museum's website for any facility changes due to COVID restrictions at https://yogiberramuseum.org/.