Museums for All: Free Museum Admission With an EBT Card

Updated 2026-09-04 · Free · No sign-up

Any SNAP EBT card + photo ID = admission from free to $5 for up to four people at 1,760 participating museums — no membership, no enrollment, any state's card, during all normal hours. Verified on museums4all.org (participant map pulled 2026-09-05). Enter your ZIP in the lookup on this page to see the participants near you.

How it works at the door

  • Show your SNAP EBT card and a photo ID at admissions — that's the whole process.
  • Up to four people per card; the reduced rate ranges from free to $5 per person, set by each museum.
  • The EBT card is never charged — you pay any reduced admission by cash or card.
  • Valid during all normal operating hours, not just special days — which makes it more flexible than most free-day programs.

Where the 1,760 participants are

StateParticipating museums
CA181
FL117
NY100
PA98
TX85
OH83
VA81
MI80
IL63
MA63

Top 10 states by participant count from the official map (pulled 2026-09-05) — every state, DC, PR and USVI have participants. The lookup above maps them by distance from your ZIP.

Pair it with a free day

A reciprocal membership plus a free-day calendar covers most trips: see free museum days in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles — or the full free-days index.

↥ Check another membership →   Browse all reciprocity guides →

FAQ

What is Museums for All?

A national access program supported by IMLS and the Association of Children's Museums: presenting a SNAP EBT card with photo ID gets up to four people admission from free to $5 per person at 1,760+ participating museums, during all normal operating hours.

Do I need to enroll or sign up?

No. There is no enrollment — the EBT card itself is the pass. Any state's EBT card is honored at participating museums in any state, and the card is never charged; you pay any reduced rate by other means.

Which museums participate?

1,760 museums, zoos, gardens and science centers across all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Use the lookup on this page to map the ones near your ZIP; the official list is at museums4all.org.

Does WIC or Medicaid count?

The national program is tied to SNAP EBT specifically. Some individual museums choose to honor WIC or other benefits — that's at each museum's discretion, so check the museum's own admission page.

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