Urban Advantage (UA) Student+3 and teacher, administrator, and parent coordinator vouchers are valid for general admission. Parking not included. To use your voucher, visit NYSCI and present your UA voucher (either paper or digital copy) at the Admissions Desk. Tickets are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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NYSCI participates in the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) museum passport program. If you have a membership to a participating museum which qualifies for free reciprocal admission to NYSCI according to the program guidelines, you may purchase your tickets online, and show your qualifying membership card & photo ID upon arrival to NYSCI.

Click here to view a list of ASTC participating museums and passport program guidelines.

NYSCI participates in the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) museum passport program. If you have a membership to a participating museum which qualifies for discounted reciprocal admission to NYSCI according to the program guidelines, you may purchase your tickets online, and show your qualifying membership card & photo ID upon arrival to NYSCI.

Click here to view a list of ACM participating museums and passport program guidelines.

NYSCI participates in the Blue Star Museums program. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel, including the National Guard and Reserves, and their families.

For more information on Blue Star Museums, please see the FAQ page of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Cool Culture is a citywide cultural access program which provides 50,000 families in 450 Early Childhood Centers and Title 1 Department of Education schools with a Cool Culture Family Pass that offers families a year of unlimited, free admission for up to five people to our 90 New York City cultural institution partners.NYSCI provides free access for up to 5 people per Cool Culture pass.

Click here for more information about the cool culture access program.

NYSCI is proud to partner with a host of various corporations dedicated to STEM learning and access. If you are an employee of one of our Corporate Partners, you may book your tickets online, and show your qualifying employee status (including employee ID) upon arrival to NYSCI.

Click here to view a list of our active Corporate Partners, and the associated benefits you qualify for.

If you qualify for one of the following programs, please visit the front desk upon arrival to redeem your offer:

– Museum Employee*
– Museums Council Pass*
– Teacher*
– Free Passes
– NY Pass

* ID required

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