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Free Admission to Arizona Museums with the Culture Pass

Burton Barr library reading tables

Updated May 2025.
Originally posted November 2017.

Over 30 Arizona museums and attractions offer free passes to local library card holders through the Culture Pass program!

Tucson Botanical Gardens
“G’s Horn” sculpture of bronze and living plants by Robert Wick at Tucson Botanical Gardens.

What is a Culture Pass?

Culture Passes are a limited number of free admissions to cultural, historic, and other educational sites in Arizona that libraries make available to patrons. It was created by Act One, a 501(c)3 charitable organization.

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Culture Passes from 2017 (old design)

Libraries that offer Culture Passes have a certain number available for each museum, etc.  Different libraries have a different selection and number of Culture Passes that they offer.

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Great Reading Room at Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix

About 175 libraries statewide and the library districts for 11 out of Arizona’s 15 counties participate in this program.

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Desert Botanical Garden pathway

Tucson library card in front of a Tucson library

Who Can Check Out a Culture Pass?

To check out a culture pass you must…

  • Be a current cardholder for a participating library.
  • Live in the district (or be a member of the community) that library serves.
  • Be 18 or over.

 

abstract sculptures at Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
“Measures of Separation” sculptures by Nazafarin Lotfi at Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson

How to Use a Culture Pass

Each pass is good for free general admission for two people on one visit.

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Weird Reviews: As Advertised

It’s time for the next installment of our occasional series of absurd, puzzling, and/or just plain silly reviews I found online! This time, the reviews are for four different things. I share excerpts from each review (with slight edits), comment on it, and include screenshots of the original posts.

 

Eagle Falls
Photo by Google User Dmitriy Zhuravlev.

1. Cascade

Reviewed: Eagle Falls, Emerald Bay State Park, CA

“Nice views of the bay, but windy.”

Result: 5 stars for nature, despite the fact that it’s outdoors.

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