Free/Reduced Price Admission for 2024 CT Summer Museums
Kenia Martinez
Are you looking for free activities to do with your kids this summer? Here are the big ways to score free admission:
- Library Passes:
- Did you know you can typically check out library museum passes from ANY Connecticut Library using a card from your Home Library? It’s true- thanks to the CT Open Access Program! I like to look at the libraries in towns surrounding the museum I want to visit- chances are, they’ll have a pass. It’s always good to call ahead and check with individual library policy before heading out.
- Museums for All:
- Anyone who has an EBT Card qualifies for Museums for All, which offers reduced price or free admission to participating museums!
- Blue Star Museums:
- Military Families receive free admission to participating museums from May 18-September 7.
- The Connecticut Art Trail:
- 24 Museums that you can access all year long using a $35 pass. They also have fun contests if you’d like to participate!
- Reciprocal Programs:
- Many Museums belong to programs that allow you to gain access to partner museums at certain times. It’s a fantastic way to maximize membership benefits! (The Connecticut Science Center Membership is a great example here- it gives you access to Mystic Aquarium, Norwalk Aquarium, the Beardsley Zoo, and the Pequot Museum at different times of the year!)
Hartford County Low Cost/Free Museum Options
| Museum | Free Admission Options | Reduced/Low Cost Admission Options |
| American Clock and Watch Museum, Bristol |
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| Art Museum at USJ, West Hartford |
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| Connecticut Museum of History and Culture |
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| Connecticut Science Center, Hartford |
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| Connecticut Trolley Museum, Windsor |
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| Connecticut Old State House, Hartford |
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| Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford |
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| Hillstead Museum, Farmington |
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| Lutz Museum, Manchester |
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| New Britain Museum of American Art |
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| New Britain Youth Museum/Hungerford Nature Center |
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| New England Carousel Museum, Bristol |
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| New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks |
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| Noah Webster House, West Hartford |
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| Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine, E Granby |
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| Stanley Whitman House, Farmington |
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| The Children’s Museum, West Hartford |
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| Mark Twain House, Hartford |
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| Vintage Radio and Communications Museum, Windsor |
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| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford |
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| Webb Stearns Museum, Wethersfield |
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| Wickham Park, Manchester |
| Can purchase a pass for $100 for the season |