Get ready for butterflies, spiders (!), a makerspace, planetarium, and more. For the first time since COVID, the Pacific Science Center, one of Seattle’s favorite indoor spaces, is participating in the Library’s Museum Pass program!
Museum Pass offers Library cardholders free admission to 17 participating museums and cultural organizations. The Pacific Science Center is offering 10 passes per day to Library patrons, and each Pacific Science Center pass reserved through the Museum Pass admits up to two adults and six children from the same household, and up to two additional caregivers.
The passes allow free access to all the hands-on science experiences that Pacific Science Center offers, including the planetarium and the Tropical Butterfly House. The passes do not provide access to special exhibits like IMAX screenings and evening laser shows.
Patrons can visit the Museum Pass page (www.spl.org/MuseumPass) for more information about the Pacific Science Center passes, to check their availability and reserve them on a calendar. Instructions are offered in six languages beyond English: Amharic, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
More about Museum Pass
Library cardholders may reserve one free Museum Pass per week. Each Museum Pass provides admission for at least two adults, although some passes allow more and may include free admission for kids ages 17 and under.
You can sign up for a pass to a specific organization once every 30 days. New passes are available every day after 12 p.m., and passes to the Pacific Science Center are extremely popular, so set your calendar.
The program reservation system requires you to enter your Library card number and personal identification number (PIN), then choose a specific date; the pass will be emailed to you.
The Museum Pass program is sponsored by The Seattle Public Library Foundation.
Visit www.spl.org/MuseumPass to reserve passes to all 17 of our partner sites, which include Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle Art Museum, Northwest African American Museum, Seattle Aquarium, Wing Luke Museum, and other treasured Seattle destinations.
More about the Pacific Science Center
Born in the spirit of innovation at the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle, the Pacific Science Center has ignited curiosity for more than 60 years. Since its founding as the nation’s first science and technology center, it has worked to expand access to science, serve as a vital resource for educators, and fuel discovery and experimentation as a vibrant community laboratory. It serves more than 500,000 people in the Pacific Northwest and beyond each year.
Museum Pass partners
Including the Pacific Science Center, 17 museums and cultural organizations participate in the Museum Pass program.
- Burke Museum: This pass admits up to two people. Children three and under enter for free.
- Center for Wooden Boats: This pass will permit one adult and up to three other people to use one of the Museum’s historic row boats on Lake Union for one hour for free.
- Henry Art Gallery: This pass admits up to two adults. Children 18 and under enter for free.
- Museum of Flight: This pass admits two adults and two children ages 5-17. Children four and under enter for free.
- Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI): This pass admits up to two people. Children 14 and under enter for free.
- Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP): This pass admits up to two adults and two children ages 5-17. Children four and under enter for free.
- National Nordic Museum: This pass admits up to two people for free.
- Northwest African American Museum: This pass admits up to two adults. Children three and under enter for free.
- Northwest Railway Museum: This pass admits up to four people.
- Pacific Science Center: This pass admits up to two adults, six youth, and two caregivers.
- Seattle Aquarium: This pass admits up to four people. Children three and under enter for free.
- Seattle Art Museum: This pass admits up to two people. Children 14 and under enter for free.
- Seattle Children’s Museum: This pass admits up to two people for free.
- Seattle Japanese Garden: This pass admits up to two adults. Children 18 and under enter for free.
- Volunteer Park Conservatory: This pass admits up to two adults. Children 18 and under enter for free.
- Wing Luke Museum: This pass admits up to two people for free.
- Woodland Park Zoo: This pass admits up to four people. Children two and under enter for free.
Caption: The Tropical Butterfly House at Pacific Science Center
