Check Out Culture!
Library cardholders can check out a Culture Pass for FREE admission for two people at participating arts and cultural institutions.
Passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis; they will not allow renewals or holds to be placed on them, nor will staff be able to pull them for you. You may see what's available at the moment in the library catalog.
The display for the Culture Pass Program is at the front of each library. Ask at the information desk about availability and to check out. Staff will give you a date-due slip admitting two people for a visit in the next seven days. You do not need to return the slip: it will expire.
Passes may be limited to general admission only. Special exhibitions may not be covered, and other restrictions may apply. One pass per family, two passes per month, please.
Participating Locations
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Arboretum at Flagstaff, opens a new window - Flagstaff (Open May 1 through Oct. 31)
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Arcosanti, opens a new window - Cordes Junction or Cosanti, opens a new window - Paradise Valley
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, opens a new window - Tucson (Passes available May 1 through Sept. 30)
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Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park and Museum, opens a new window - Globe
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Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, opens a new window - Phoenix (Coming Sept. 1, 2025)
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Cave Creek Museum, opens a new window - Cave Creek (Open Oct. 1 through May 31)
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Desert Botanical Garden, opens a new window - Phoenix (Call for reservations beginning July 7, 2025)
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Desert Caballeros Western Museum, opens a new window - Wickenburg
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The Heard Museum, opens a new window - Phoenix
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Lowell Observatory, opens a new window - Flagstaff
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Phippen Museum, opens a new window - Prescott (Coming Sept. 1, 2025)
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Phoenix Art Museum, opens a new window - Phoenix
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Reid Park Zoo, opens a new window - Tucson
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River of Time Museum, opens a new window - Fountain Hills
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, opens a new window - Scottsdale
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S'edav Va'aki Museum (Formerly Pueblo Grande, opens a new window) - Phoenix (Closed May 19 - Sept. 24)
S’edav is pronounced “suh-UH-dahf” and Va’aki is pronounced “VAH-ah-kee.”
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Superstition Mountain Museum, opens a new window - Apache Junction (Reopening Aug. 30)
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University of Arizona Museum of Art, opens a new window - Tucson (Closure June 21 - TBD)
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Verde Valley Archaeology Center, opens a new window - Camp Verde
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Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West, opens a new window - Scottsdale (Coming Sept. 1, 2025)
Did you check out a Culture Pass?
If you've used a Culture Pass recently, help us out by taking a survey! Act One, the organization that administers the Culture Pass program, uses this survey information to continue and improve the program. Act One will select one respondent per month to win free tickets to a local performance or exhibit.
Free Times at Museums
Couldn't find a Culture Pass? Check out these other free museum opportunities.
Museums with special entry times. Please call to verify.
- Desert Botanical Garden
480-941-1225
Free "Community Days" on the second Tuesday of the month. Reserve online. - Phoenix Art Museum
602-257-1222
Pay-what-you-wish Wednesdays 3-8 p.m. and First Fridays 5-8 p.m. - Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
480-874-4666
Pay-what-you-wish Thursdays and second Saturdays. Reserve online.
The following museums are free or donation-only. Visit their websites for more information.
