Museum Pass
Museum Pass Issue
Our Museum Pass Service is now available but there are some small issues that we are still working to resolve. Thank you for your patience.
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, date and availability. Request an available pass.
Log in with your Library card number and enter your information.
Bring your printed 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, and children age three and under enter for free.
- Center for Wooden Boats: This pass will permit one adult and up to three other people to use a one of the Museum’s historic row boats on Lake Union for one hour for free.
- Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum: This pass admits up to two adults and three youths for free.
- Henry Art Gallery: This pass admits up to two adults, and children under 18 enter for free.
- Museum of Flight: This pass admits two adults and two children ages 5-17, and children four and under enter for free.
- Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI): This pass admits up to two people, and children under 14 enter for free.
- Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP): This pass admits up to two adults and two children ages 5-17, and children four and under enter for free.
- National Nordic Museum: This pass admits up to two people for free.
- Seattle Aquarium: This pass admits up to four people, and children age three and under enter for free.
- Seattle Art Museum: This pass admits up to two people, and children under 14 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, with children two and under for free.
View & Print Your Pass
Every museum in our free pass program requires you to bring a printed pass and photo ID. You can view and print your pass when you log in with your Library card number. 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 requested. Reservations can be canceled online in the reservation system up until 12 p.m. the day before your reservation date. To cancel your pass, select the 'My Passes' button. Then select the 'cancel' button next to your reserved pass. After canceling, you can request a new pass.
If you need to cancel your pass after 12 p.m. the day before, contact us via Ask Us, call 206-386-4636, or visit any branch location. Cancellations will not be accepted the day of the reservation.
Get Help with Museum Pass
If you receive the result “Library Bar Code not found” when you try to login, you may have entered your number incorrectly or it may not be in our system. This could also mean there is a block or hold on your account.
Email museumpass@spl.org, or contact us via Ask Us and we can help you find a solution.