The Children’s Museum offers several free admission days each year, typically one each season.  Check the Calendar of Events for our next day.

Members may purchase guests admission at 20% off the regular admission price.  You have the option to purchase member guest tickets when you log in as a member to reserve your tickets online.

Throughout the year, we offer a discounted admission of $5 to retired and veteran military members. Retired or veteran military ID required.

Outside of the Blue Star Museums time frame (Armed Forces Day to Labor Day), we offer a discounted admission of $5 to active-duty military members, including active Reserve and active National Guard, and up to 4 family members.

Active-duty military ID required.* Family members must present a  dependent ID card (DD Form 1173).

*Active-duty military member does NOT need to be present.

These discounts require that you purchase admission tickets in person at our Admissions desk and are not available for online purchase.

$1 off admission up to 5 people

Please present a current AAA membership card and photo ID at check in.

Admission tickets must be purchased in person at our Admissions desk; not available for online purchase. 

Those who receive state-issued food or medical benefits can get reduced admission to the Children’s Museum as part of the Museums for All program:

• Pennsylvania ACCESS card holders and Pennsylvania ACCESS EBT card holders receive $2 admission each, up to 4 people (including the cardholder). You must present a PA ACCESS or ACCESS EBT card and photo IDs for EACH ADULT being admitted on the card. Adult IDs must show same address as cardholder. Limit one card per household.

This discount is NOT applied for Pennsylvania P-EBT cards

• SNAP EBT card holders from states other than Pennsylvania receive $2 admission each, up to 4 people (including the cardholder). You must present a valid ACCESS or SNAP card and photo ID at check in.

Admission tickets must be purchased in person at our Admissions desk; not available for online purchase. 

We offer free admission to any therapeutic staff support, counselor, doctor, therapist or nurse that accompanies a visitor as part of their professional responsibilities.

A valid employee identification must be presented when you check in.

Admission tickets must be purchased in person at our Admissions desk; not available for online purchase.  

All convention attendees at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center receive a 50% discount on one adult admission,

A convention name badge must be presented when you check in.

Admission tickets must be purchased in person at our Admissions desk; not available for online purchase. 

If you are a member of another children’s museum in the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) Reciprocal Network, you can receive 50% off admission up to 6 people listed on your institution’s membership.

Please visit the ACM website for a complete listing of participating museums.

You must present a current membership card from an ACM Reciprocal Network museum with the ACM Reciprocal Network logo on the card and a valid photo ID with proof of residence to receive this discount.

Admission tickets must be purchased in person at our Admissions desk; not available for online purchase. 

If you are a current member of an institution in the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Travel Passport Program, you can receive free admission for up to 2 adults and up to 3 children listed on your institution’s membership.

Please visit the ASTC website for a complete listing of participating institutions and restrictions.

Admission tickets must be purchased in person at our Admissions desk; not available for online purchase. You must present a current membership card from an institution in the ASTC Travel Passport Program and a valid photo ID with proof of residence to receive this discount.

Note:  You must live more than 90 miles away (“as the crow flies”) from Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh for benefits to apply.  Membership to Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is not reciprocal with membership to Carnegie Science Center (Pittsburgh, PA) or the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum (Canton, OH), and vice versa.