Museum Passes

Baldwin Union Free School District residents have access to the following local and metropolitan museums. Some of the museums have provided the Library with a limited number of one-time only passes. In other cases, passes must be borrowed and returned just like a book. (Click here to read the policy). To make use of the program, individuals must have a valid Baldwin Public Library card in good standing and sign the Museum Pass User Agreement. To check on availability of the passes, please call the Adult Reference Desk at 223-6228. Click on the museum's name to link to their web page.

Please call museums or check their websites in advance of your visit to determine the hours that they are open.

Please note: effective September 1, 2007, the Museum Pass loan period is two days.

For over 130 years, the American Museum of Natural History has been one of the world's preeminent science and research institutions, renowned for its collections and exhibitions that illuminate millions of years of the earth's evolution, from the birth of the planet through the present day. The Museum's exhibition-halls house a stunning array of artifacts and specimens from all corners of the world and all historical periods. These illuminate the natural history of our planet and its myriad species, and bring the world's cultures to life. Explore the highlights of some of the Museum's permanent halls such as Gems and Minerals, Fossils, Biodiversity and Ocean Life.

The Library has reservable passes that may be checked out using your Baldwin Library card. One pass allowed per family per visit. The pass admits two adults and four children.

For over a century, from the first flights by frail biplanes on the Hempstead Plains, to man’s walking on the Moon, Long Island has been on the leading edge of America’s aviation and space adventure.

Long Islanders have helped transform aviation from a spectator sport to a major means of commercial transportation. We have also produced a large portion of America’s aerial arsenal in time of war. The many historic flights that transpired here, and the many aviation companies that developed here, helped make aviation the integral part of our world that it is today.

The Library has a reservable pass that can be checked out using your Baldwin Public Library card. The pass admits two adults and four children under 18.

The Frick Collection includes some of the best-known paintings by the greatest European artists, major works of sculpture (among them one of the finest groups of small bronzes in the world), superb eighteenth-century French furniture and porcelains, Limoges enamels, Oriental rugs, and other works of remarkable quality.

Frank Lloyd Wright designed this distinctive building commissioned to hold Solomon R. Guggenheim's collection of modern art. Since the building's opening in 1959, the relationship between the breathtaking architecture of the building and the art it was built to display inspires controversy and debate.

The Library has one reservable pass that can be checked out using your Baldwin Library card. The pass admits two adults and children under 18 years.

Opened in 1982, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has welcomed more than 10 million visitors. The Museum is centered on the aircraft carrier Intrepid (CVS-11), one of the most successful ships in US history, and now a national historic landmark and one of the most unique attractions in New York City. Children and adults alike find themselves immersed in and inspired by the Museum’s exhibits, which range from thrilling historical re-creations to new interactive displays. Visitors also can ride in the A-6 Cockpit Simulator, visit the Virtual Flight Zone, and tour the inside of the world’s fastest commercial airplane, Concorde.

The Library has reservable passes that can be checked out using your Baldwin Public Library card. One pass allowed per family per visit.The pass admits two adults and four children under 18.

Please note: this pass no longer allows admission to the Liberty Science Center.

Long Island Children's Museum is a learning laboratory where hands-on exhibits invite visitors to experiment, examine and play. Through lively interdisciplinary activities, children and adults can share in the excitement of the learning process as they explore the world in which we live.

The Library has a reservable pass that may be checked out using your Baldwin Library card. The pass admits four people.

This world-famous museum needs little introduction. It is a number one tourist attraction that features over two million precious objects, spanning 5,000 years of culture.

Visitors can view the works of the old masters, discover the worlds of Monet, Van Gogh, and the Impressionists, and explore the golden civilization of Ancient Egypt. American history and domestic life are vividly portrayed in 24 period rooms.

Individuals and families will love touring this place on their own, or joining in on one of many guided Highlights Tours, each of which explores a special area of the Museum. Tours are offered in a variety of languages.

The Library has reservable passes that can be checked out using your Baldwin Library card. One pass allowed per family per visit. The pass admits two people. It can be used at both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters. The Cloisters is a branch of the Met at the northern end of Manhattan that offers a wealth of medieval art.

Rembrandt and Picasso, Mozart, Bob Dylan, Dickens and Hemingway, a Gutenberg Bible, and Babar the elephant, The Morgan Library & Museum is, in the words of The New York Times, "extra special, in a class of its own."

Located in midtown Manhattan, the Morgan houses one of the world's greatest collections of artistic, literary, and musical works, from ancient times to the medieval and Renaissance periods to the present day.

The Library has reservable passes that can be checked out using your Baldwin Library card. One pass allowed per family per visit. The pass admits two adults and up to two children under age 18.

The Library has reservable passes that can be checked out using your Baldwin Library card. One pass allowed per family per visit. The pass admits a family.

Occupying the neo-Georgian mansion of the 145 acre Frick country estate on Long Island's beautiful North Shore, the Museum is dedicated to bringing to Long Island important exhibitions of internationally acclaimed artists. The Museum's active programming also includes fostering exhibitions of local artists, art education for all ages, and other cultural activities.

The Museum grounds include an Education Center, a pinetum with nearly 200 conifer specimens from around the world, formal gardens, a unique trellis, rolling lawns and meadows, ponds, and a wildflower walk which provides a sequence of delightful vistas in which to enjoy nature and outdoor sculpture.

Walk (or drive) a bit down the road and visit the Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum with its 26 miniature rooms. There are tiny music rooms and elegant drawing rooms, and even an 18th century kitchen.

The Library has reservable passes that can be checked out using your Baldwin Public Library card. One pass allowed per family per visit. The pass admits two adults and up to four children.

Founded in 1891 by botanist Nathaniel Lord Britton, the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is today a National Historic Landmark and one of the world's outstanding horticultural and educational resources. This 250-acre verdant oasis offers twenty-seven outdoor gardens to stroll, ranging from rose to rock to rhododendron. Each year more than 500,000 visitors enjoy all the NYBG has to offer. Home gardeners looking for some good tips, serious botanists wanting to know the latest discoveries or learn the newest technology, students doing a great education program, or a family simply out for a Sunday stroll in a beautiful place -- all come to the New York Botanical Garden.The jewel of this horticultural haven is the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, the country's largest Victorian crystal palace, filled with the fragrance of exotic and unusual tropical and desert plants from around the world.

The Library has reservable passes that can be checked out using your Baldwin Library card. One pass allowed per family per visit. The pass admits two adults and children under 16.

You can also use the New York Botanical Garden pass at the following gardens (click on the title for a link to the webpage):

Please note that the above museums offer admission according to reciprocal agreements, which are subject to change. Please call the museum before your visit. For details on where the New York Botanical Garden pass is honored, please click here.

Old Westbury Gardens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the former country estate of financier and sportsman John S. Phipps (1874-1958). Opened to the public in 1959 with the mission of preserving a part of Long Island's unique heritage, Old Westbury Gardens is an extraordinarily beautiful example of a gracious and splendid era. Built in 1906 by the English designer George A. Crawley and American architect Grosvenor Atterbury, Westbury House is a magnificent Charles II-style mansion furnished with fine English antiques and decorative arts. Remaining virtually as it was during the family's residence there, it is nestled amid 160 acres of formal gardens, tree-lined walks, woodlands, lakes, ponds, and statuary.

The Library has a reservable pass that admits a family or two adults and children under 18 years of age.

26 Broadway
New York, New York 10004
(212)747-0900

The Sports Museum of America (SmA), located in Lower Manhattan, is the nation's first and only museum to celebrate, under one roof, all of the sports Americans love. SmA is an interactive, multimedia experience connecting visitors to sports through leading technology as well as memorabilia and iconic artifacts donated by single-sport Halls of Fame, Museums, individual athletes and private collectors. SmA also features more than two dozen mechanical and computer interactive exhibits putting you in the middle of the action of your favorite sports - from feeling the sensation of an incoming, 120mph slapshot from the hockey goalie's perspective to stepping on to a simulated NASCAR racetrack with cars screaming by on floor-to-ceiling screens.

The Library has reservable passes that can be checked out using your Baldwin Public Library card. One pass allowed per family per visit. The pass admits one adult and one child under 16 years of age. It also allows for a $5.00 discount on tickets purchased for additional visitors.

Main Street, PO Box 25
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
(631)367-3418

The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum has served three generations of Long Islanders, having opened its doors to the public in 1942. The Whaling Museum is the only facility on Long Island and in New York State open year-round which focuses primarily on the whaling history of the region. Its collection provides the community and its constituents with a significant link to the understanding of one of Long Island’s earliest major industries- whaling. The collection was formed by the local community who recognized the need for a repository to preserve the region’s local maritime history and Cold Spring Harbor’s whaling past.

The Library has a reservable family pass that provides free admission for your immediate family.

1. Free museum passes are available to Baldwin Union Free School District residents who hold a Baldwin Public Library card in good standing and who have signed the Museum Pass User Agreement.

2. Museum passes may be reserved for the current or following month, subject to availablilty and must be handled by an adult (18 years and older). If a reserved pass is not picked up by the Library's closing time, the reservation will be cancelled.

3. A maximum of one pass per family per museum may be borrowed at a time. Most passes admit two adults and accompanying children. One-time use only passes are limited to one per family in a six-month period for each museum per calendar year, depending on availability. Library staff reserve the right to monitor usage to ensure fairness and access for the greatest number of patrons.

SPECIAL RULES REGARDING REUSABLE (BARCODED) MUSEUM PASSES:

4. Some of the museums have provided the Library with a limited number of one-time use only passes; others have provided passes that can be borrowed and returned via your library card, just like a book. Reusable barcoded passes may be borrowed for two days (effective September 1, 2007) and must be returned no later than 9:00PM on the day the pass is due. For example, a pass that is borrowed on a Monday must be returned by 9:00PM Wednesday. For evening museum pass usage, or when the Library is closed, the pass may be dropped in the accompanying envelope into the bookdrop at the Library. There is a $5.00 per day late charge for passes not returned on time. Remember, others may be waiting for the pass.

5. In the event that non-return of a pass necessitates the Library paying an entrance fee for the next user, that entry cost to the museum will be assessed to the record of the user failing to return the pass on time.

6. Any user who loses a pass will be charged the replacement cost of that museum pass.

7. Only ONE pass may be checked out to a Baldwin patron/family/address at any given time. Patrons must return a pass before borrowing another one.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY REUSABLE MUSEUM/SITE PASSES MUST BE CHECKED OUT ON LIBRARY PATRON'S BALDWIN PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD. ONLY REUSABLE PASSES NEED TO BE RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY.

Main Street, PO Box 25 Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 (631)367-3418

Main Street, PO Box 25
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
(631)367-3418