Opening Reception at the Seattle Art Museumsaturday November 10
Seattle is habitation to some of the finest museums in the state, so when you tin take reward of free or cheap museum days, you do. From Costless First Thursdays and Third Thursdays to special deals and discounts, we've compiled a list of affordable and free or cheap museum days you'll want to put on your calendar. Read on to make a plan at one of your favorite local museums.
Editor's note: Please check with individual museums about current free days and discount offerings, as many accept changed during the pandemic.
Museums About History
Shush Museum (University of Washington)
3 & under are e'er free.
Free every first Thursday from 10 a.1000.-8 p.m.
Do yous dig fossils? The new Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is housed within a 113,000 sq. ft. building which is 66 per centum larger than its old facility and with it comes a lot of new changes and additions. First of all, you'll encounter scientist at work—they're actually on brandish. Little white boards posted at the large windows volition tell you what they are up to and in same cases, you lot'll be invited inside. New family spaces take been designed allowing your little guys and gals to climb, crawl, wait, impact and ultimately larn as they explore. Here, kids tin also climb on an orca whale, investigate a large log, explore a tide pool, lath a Northwest Indian canoe, check out a inquiry tent and clothes up similar animals and meet how well they alloy in at the "cover-up corner." The new museum also has a new dining venue called Off the Rez, an offshoot of the local food truck (which was ranked as one of the top 25 nutrient trucks in America by Food Network, give thanks you lot very much) featuring handmade frybread, Indian tacos, wild rice bowls, salads and espresso beverages.
Throughout the year, the Burke hosts a number of programs and special events, including free or cheap museum days, to inspire kids and families with unique, hands-on learning experiences that highlight the rich cultural and natural heritage of Washington state. Be certain to keep an eye on their events calendar for upcoming events, including Archaeology Day, Dino Days, Fossil Fridays, Bug Blast, Artifact ID Twenty-four hours and more than.
The Museum of History and Manufacture - MOHAI (S Lake Wedlock)
fourteen & under are ever complimentary with a paying developed; maximum 5 youth admitted per adult.
Free every beginning Thursday of the month from 10 a.m- viii p.m.
Every beginning Th, MOHAI has a theme related to one of their electric current exhibits or to an contained, Northwest-related theme to keep families engaged during gratuitous or cheap museum days. Activities, events, demonstrations and more will all revolve around the theme and are e'er family-friendly. Or grab an Exploration Pack (designed for ages iii-seven) filled with activities, puzzles, books and more or an Innovation Pack (designed for ages vii-ten) filled with gear to help kids use creative thinking as they explore the museum. Both are costless with developed museum admission, so this ways they're totally gratuitous for kids! Bank check out all of MOHAI'southward family unit-friendly events here.
Klondike Golden Rush Museum (Pioneer Foursquare)
Always gratuitous for everyone.
Open daily from 10 a.m.-five p.grand. During the summertime, from mid-June through Labor Twenty-four hour period, the Visitor Center opens ane hr before, at nine a.m.
If y'all have a family of history buffs, you lot don't want to miss this little nugget (come across what we did at that place?) of a museum located in Pioneer Foursquare and shut to the International District and its plethora of restaurants. Not too crowded, with Park Rangers ready to answer your questions—this is a fun little museum run by the National Parks (who knew?) correct in our backyard.
Museums Designed for Kids
KidsQuest Children'due south Museum (Bellevue)
Under age 1 e'er free.
Agile military members (with ID) receive twenty% off full general admission from Armed Forces Solar day to Memorial Day. KidsQuest also participates in the Blue Star Museums program, granting gratis admission to military personnel and their families. Admission is always complimentary for Gilded Star military families.
This awesome museum received a make-new habitation in January of 2017, and along with the new digs comes new exhibits. Experience a newly re-imagined Water gallery with a toddler specific splash zone, an On the Go gallery with a make new large rig semi-truck cab, a Sticks and Stones outdoor gallery, a story tree gallery, a two-story climber, an fine art studio and a special place for kids ages birth to age 3 to explore, complete with a quiet nursing expanse. We apologize if you lot have to elevate your kids away at closing fourth dimension!
Kids Discovery Museum (Bainbridge Isle)
Gratis first Thursdays from x a.m.-4 p.m.
12 months & nether are always complimentary.
Agile duty war machine families are costless every bit part of the Blue Star Museums program from Memorial Twenty-four hours through Labor Day. The Museums for All rate is $3 per person with proof of participation in the following programs: EBT, Scrap, Provider One, or WIC.
Foster Families may also qualify for a free membership made possible past First Federal.
This small but mighty kids' museum rocks a giant Low-cal Brite, an indoor "sand" box, a kid-sized grocery store and more, plus you become there past taking a totally awesome ferry from Seattle. Downtown Bainbridge is likewise just steps abroad, besides as the always free Bainbridge Isle Museum of Art. Brand a day of it!
Seattle Children'south Museum (Seattle)
Infants nether 12 months are e'er free.
Military machine discount with qualifying ID.
Passport 2 Play program gives qualifying families gratis or reduced admission.
Located in the shadow of the Space Needle, the Seattle Children'due south Museum boasts over 22,000 foursquare feet of play space, designed for kids ages x months to 10 years, and is where you lot can find plenty of hands-on exhibits to explore equally well as daily educational programs, story times and fine art activities that are costless with the cost of admission. Check out the Museum's daily agenda---it's jam-packed with fun programs that are always new and changing!
Imagine Children'southward Museum (Everett)
12 months & nether ever free.
Free admission every third Friday of the month from 5:30 p.m.-9 p.1000.
Every Thursday from 3 p.g.-5 p.thousand. admission is simply $vi
The Museums for All rate is $3 per person with proof of participation in the EBT program.
Military families receive free admission on various dates throughout the yr.
There's always something going on at Imagine Children'southward Museum. From Art Rocks to i-engineers to Drawing Corner, your kids will find something fun to proceed them busy. Not to mention the regular awesomeness (tin can you say two floors, a rooftop playground and a treehouse?) that is Imagine!
Easily On Children'south Museum (Olympia)
17 months & under are always complimentary.
Showtime Fri of each month: First ii guests gratis, each additional guest $2 from 5-9 p.one thousand.
The Museums for All rate: First 2 guest free, each additional invitee $2 with proof of participation in the EBT program.
For qualifying families who desire the benefits of Almanac Membership, Hands On offers an Access Membership Programme for $25.
With over 150 easily-on exhibits spread over ii floors and an Outdoor Discovery Center, you can't actually go wrong at this Olympia museum. From their Congenital It! center, to their Fabulous Forest and the Tides to Trees Climber, niggling museum-goers will never want to get out! And if that's the case, hither's how to brand a weekend out of it in Olympia.
Children'southward Museum of Tacoma
Ever pay-as-you-will admission.
Member-only Monday from x a.one thousand.-1 p.grand. & two-5 p.one thousand.; Saturdays from nine-10 a.m.
In a space along Tacoma'south museum district, this vivid and cheery museum boasts a large (and very clean) water table, a fantastically fun art studio, a climbable vessel reminiscent of an airplane-treehouse-fort and much more. Cheque out their small Café Play when the Littles get hungry or mom only needs a pick-me-up of the caffeinated diversity.
Artsy Museums
Seattle Fine art Museum (Downtown Seattle)
fourteen & under always free.
The Hunt Open Studio, Ann P. Wyckoff Education Resource Center is always complimentary.
Free beginning Thursdays from 10 a.m.-9 p.1000. (special exhibits are $10 & nether)
If your kiddo has a consummate fine art library of their own, The Seattle Fine art Museum is where you'll want to accept them. The museum hosts a diversity of family unit events every month. On the beginning Saturday of the month, SAM hosts complimentary events which include art, special performances, kid-friendly exhibit tours and more. (Note: Gratuitous First Saturdays are temporarily on hiatus until the Asian Art Museum reopens in 2020.) E'er open family unit-friendly areas include the Chase Open Studio (whee you'll observe everything yous demand to create your ain piece of art inspired by major themes in SAM'due south electric current special exhibition) and the Ann P. Wyckoff Education Resources Heart (which has been considered a "launchpad to explore works of art and spark creative learning"). Check out more family unit fun here.
Henry Art Gallery (University of Washington)
Gratis showtime Th from 11 a.g.-nine p.g.
Free every Sunday from 11 a.m.-iv p.m.
UW students, faculty and staff forth with students and kids are e'er free.
Bank check out their monthly ArtVenture programme (from 1-3 p.m.) for art-related fun for the whole family. ArtVenture encourages families to think nigh art in new means and takes big ideas and explores them through playful and experimental activities. Or hit their almanac Arty Party which usually takes place in the leap. Tour the galleries, make art with local artists and more.
Bellevue Arts Museum
Free first Friday from 11 a.m.-8 p.yard.
Ages half-dozen & under are ever free.
Free for students every 2d Wednesday of the month using theonline coupon.
$iv Get Crafty Saturdays from one-iii p.m.
The Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) helps to engage hands and minds alike with their kids & family unit programs which include complimentary family days, workshops and more. Imagination Stations are located on floors 1-iii of the museum which volition allow you to become hands-on with your own arty ideas. Go Crafty Saturdays take place on Saturdays and include a fun art projection straight connected to the exhibitions. The price is included with your admission or kids (ages iv-10) can drop in for $4 (which covers the textile fee). Plus, y'all can request a costless docent-led tour at any fourth dimension.
Seattle Asian Art Museum (Capitol Colina)
12 & under are ever free.
Free commencement & second Thursdays from ten a.m.-nine p.m.
Free first Sat from 10 a.m.-v p.yard.
The just-opened, newly renovated Seattle Asian Art Museum is a sight to see. The reimagined museum at present groups art by theme, rather than country, and offers guests expanded exhibit areas, pedagogy spots and a lovely walkway that connects this impressive Art Deco building to Volunteer Park'due south many other civilities. Be certain to marker your calendars for Free Get-go Saturdays which are platonic for families with kids ages 3-12 (although young'uns are welcome) that includes different themes and features, drop-in workshops and special performances.
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (Bainbridge Island)
Always free for anybody, seven days a calendar week from 10 a.thou.-6 p.m.
This awesome museum is located on beautiful Bainbridge Island, merely a 35-minute ferry ride from Seattle and a v-infinitesimal walk from the ferry final. The museum offers group visits, lectures and panel discussions as well as a pic series, publications and hands-on art experiences for a range of ages and audiences. BIMA has a pocket-size but growing Permanent Art Collection including diverse media such as painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass, wood, artist's books, fiber and jewelry art.
Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle Waterfront)
E'er complimentary for everyone.
Park is open xxx minutes prior to sunrise 'til xxx minutes after sunset.
PACCAR Pavilion open up Wed.-Sun. from 10 a.yard.-5 p.m. Nov.-Mar.; open Wed.-Mon. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Apr.-Oct.
If your kids get squirrely in museums, cheque out Seattle's coolest outdoor art exhibit. Abode to crawly sculptures, behemothic art and fun, interactive beauty, OSP is a great way to get your tykes appreciating art without needing toshush them every two minutes. Futurity events include free outdoor yoga, complimentary public tours and more than. Plus, the unparalleled view (and lots of room to spread out a picnic blanket) is reason in itself to plan a visit. Psst...during the wintertime months, Kids' Saturdays in the Park gives little artists the opportunity to explore the Olympic Sculpture Park, get creative with drop-in art activities and have fun learning with community partners---all for free!
Frye Art Museum (First Hill)
Ever free for everyone.
Public tours of Frye exhibitions led by trained gallery guides are available Tues.–Sun. at ane p.m. and Tues., Saturday. and Sunday. at 11:30 a.thou.
Cheque out the Museum's Small Frye: Storytelling + Art, which bring local actors and musicians to present fun and inspiring performances for the littlest fine art lovers. Other activities include counting, recognizing sizes, shapes, colors and patterns besides every bit enacting beast activities and identifying conditions The program is designed for kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers and occurs on the beginning Friday of the month from 10:thirty a.chiliad.-11:45 a.chiliad. Note: Seating is limited and attendance at storytelling is required for art activity; reservations are recommended. Admission is gratuitous.
Museums for Culture
National Nordic Museum (Ballard)
iv & nether always free
Free First Thursday of the calendar month from 10 a.thou.-5 p.k.
Every bit of last yr, the Nordic Museum received a new location. If there's a Viking in your family unit, check out the Museum'southward Nordic Journeys showroom which is a hands-on, kid-friendly display near the immigration story from the "old country" to the United States, and then Seattle and to Ballard. Or for your preschooler, he or she will delight in the costless Nordic Stories programs which involves a Nordic story and a related craft. Check out more fun events hither.
Northwest African American Museum (Southeast Seattle)
three & under always free
Gratuitous every first Thursday of the month from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Admission by donation days (oftentimes coincides with our big community events like MLK Day).
The exhibits and programs at this awesome museum feature the visual arts, music, crafts, literature and history of African Americans in the Northwest. Together with the community, the museum presents and preserves the connections between the Pacific Northwest and people of African descent and investigates and celebrates Black experiences in America through exhibitions, programs and events. Exist sure to keep an eye on their events calendar for special events and programs throughout the year for families.
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (International District, Seattle)
5 & under e'er costless
At this fantastic museum, explore Pacific American history, art and civilization. Be certain to cheque out KidPlace, the Museum'due south dedicated gallery to kids and families. And keep an eye on their events calendar for Family Fun Days where teaching artists lead a day of fun and art for the whole family. Psst! Nearly of the kids' exhibits feature interactive elements such as videos, sounds and games, sure to please your whole brood.
MoPOP (Museum of Popular Culture) (Seattle)
iv & nether always free
Offers Museums for All discount with proof of EBT participation.
Is a Community Access Partner
MoPOP is an ever-changing museum offering insights on everything from music, video games, movies, sports and more. While there is something for everyone here, we recommend MoPOP for families with older kids who can appreciate Sci-fi wonders and Fantasy worlds. Merely about every kid (and parent who wished that they had go a stone star) will love the Sound Lab where they tin can actually learn to play dissimilar band instruments in a thing of minutes! Check out their coming events section on their website for more info.
Transportation Museums
The Museum of Flight (Boeing Field)
four & under e'er gratuitous
Discounted tickets bachelor for agile military machine and veterans, Boeing employees and AAA members.
Check out the Museum's Apollo 17 Lunar Module Rising Stage Mock-upward exhibit where you can land the Apollo lunar module or walk through a full-sized replica of the International Space Station'southward Destiny Inquiry Lab and run across interactive features and new artifacts including the Saturn V F-1 engines brought up from the bottom of the Atlantic Sea by Bezos Expeditions. The Museum of Flight Tower at Boeing Field is always a hit with future aeroplane pilots and hearing the Male monarch County International Airdrome air traffic controllers in real-time is pretty darn awesome, too. Click here for additional must-see attractions.
The Center for Wooden Boats (South Lake Union & Camano Isle)
Always gratuitous for anybody
Open Wednesday.-Sun. from ten a.m.-iv p.k.
Believing that anybody should have access to maritime heritage, The Center for Wooden Boats' Floating Boathouse Gallery (Seattle) highlights iv unique and historic wooden gunkhole designs that savor a permanent place in the CWB collection. Toy Boat Building classes for kids and adults are offered in Seattle on the first Th of the month from three-5 p.m. and EVERY Saturday on Camano Island from 10 a.m.-2 p.one thousand. Other family events include Tugboats Story Times aboard the Arthur Foss, public sails and pond boat sailings. Check the calendar for current events.
Northwest Railway Museum (Snoqualmie)
The Depot and grounds are e'er costless
Railway History Center is $10 per adult (age 13+), $5 per kid (two-12)
In 1981, the Northwest Railway Museum rehabilitated and restored the Snoqualmie Depot back to its 1890s appearance giving kids a better idea on what travel was like for their grandparents. If you want to go for a ride, Scenic Train Rides take place during special events in July, October and December and on weekends Apr through October. Free train rides (with a paying kid) occur for moms, dads and grandparents on Mother's Day, Father's Twenty-four hours and Grandparent'southward Day weekends. View the special events agenda online.
The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum (Kent)
vi & under ever free
Kids love to watch the hydros during Seafair, but did you know they can visit them someday? Climb into an actual hydro or merely check out all the cool boats and memorabilia on display at The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum, our nation'due south but public museum dedicated solely to powerboat racing.
Proficient to Know
Did you lot know you can get free museum passes with your Seattle Public Library card or your King County Library card? Click here to become the details for The Seattle Public Library programme and hither for the KCLS program. Then, print out your totally complimentary passes to places like SAM, MoPOP and The Museum of Flight and get exploring!
—Jeffrey Totey, Kristina Moy & Erin Cranston
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