Get Free Entry To Eight Museums With Radnor Memorial Library's New Museum Pass Program

If you have a membership to the Radnor Memorial library, are 18 years or older, and have no fines or fees on your library account, you can take advantage of the new Museum Pass program and gain access to eight Philadelphia area museums free of charge.

There is no fee to borrow a Museum Pass, but you will be charged a fee if the pass is returned late, damaged or lost.

Pass borrowers must sign the Radnor Memorial Library Museum Pass Policy before checking out a pass for the first time.

The guidelines for each Museum Pass are different. Please refer to the information included with each pass at check out or see Radnor Memorial Library’s Museum Pass webpage for details.

Library cardholders can borrow passes for three days. The passes are not renewable and cannot be placed on hold.

Library cardholders can call on the day they plan to borrow a pass up to two hours before they want to pick up a pass and the library will hold a pass for them. If the person does not pick up the pass after two hours, it will be made available to others.

One museum pass is allowed per person at a time.

All Museum Passes must be picked up and returned in person at the Radnor Library circulation desk. Passes are not to be returned in outdoor book drops.

Overdue passes will lead to a $5 per day fine and the ma

There is a $5 per day overdue fine for Museum Passes. The maximum fine is the cost of the particular Museum Pass. For example, if one loses a pass for the Academy of Natural Sciences the fine will be $210 as that is the pass price for the Academy.

If the Museum Pass is damaged, the patron will be charged the museum’s fee for a replacement card.

If the Museum Pass is lost or stolen, the patron will be responsible for the full cost of the replacement membership.

See the list of museum passes below:

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Philadelphia’s natural history museum offers surprises for all ages, from changing interactive science exhibits to a children’s discovery center, a fossil dig, and opportunities to interact with real science experts.
Pass Admits: 2 adults and up to 5 children

American Swedish Historical Museum
The ASHM is dedicated to preserving and promoting Swedish and Swedish-American cultural heritage and traditions.
Pass Admits: all residents of the same household

Elmwood Park Zoo
This 80-acre zoo maintains a collection of over 100 species including bald and golden eagles, jaguars, red pandas, Chacoan peccaries, howler monkeys, and gray wolves.
Pass Admits: 2 adults and up to 6 children

Independence Seaport Museum
The ISM is dedicated to the maritime history of the Philadelphia region and other major urban ports along the Delaware River.
Pass Admits: 2 adults and up to 4 children

Morris Arboretum
Morris Arboretum, a 92-acre Victorian arboretum in NW Philadelphia, features classical English landscape structures and sculpture gardens.
Pass Admits: 2 adults and up to 4 children

Philadelphia Magic Gardens
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens is an immersive outdoor art installation and community arts center located on Philadelphia’s South Street.
Pass Admits: 2 adults and up to 3 children

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
The RMP, located in Strasburg, PA, houses one of the most significant collections of historic railroad artifacts in the world.
Pass Admits: up to 4 people

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
The Penn Museum features three gallery floors of amazing art and
artifacts from ancient Egypt (including mummies), the Bible Lands, Mesopotamia, the Greco-Roman World, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Pass Admits: 2 adults and all household children

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