Museum Pass
Use your Library card to get free admission to participating Seattle museums. Enjoy exhibits on aviation, nature, science, and industry—all for free! You can reserve one pass to a museum once every 30 days from the date of your visit. New passes are available every day after 12 p.m.
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Reserve Your Museum Pass
Each Library card holder can reserve one pass every 30 days. There is limited availability, so book as soon as you can. New passes are available every day after 12 p.m.
Use the online reservation system to sort by museum and date. Request an available pass.
Log in with your Library card number and PIN, and enter your information.
Bring your printed or electronic pass and photo ID to the museum on the date selected. You can print for free at Library locations.
Participating Museums
Use the online reservation system to search by museum or by date. Each museum pass includes at least two adult tickets, and some passes include four or more tickets.
The following museums 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.
- 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.
- 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.
View and Print Your Pass
Every museum in our free pass program requires you to bring a printed or electronic pass and photo ID. Your pass is the PDF attached to the booking confirmation email. Please email us if you would like a pass re-sent to you via email. You can print your passes at the Library for free.
Cancel Your Pass
Passes are only good on the date you reserved them for. To cancel your pass, visit the cancellation link in your booking confirmation email. On the page where the pass is listed, next to “Cancel Booking?” click “Yes”.