The Museums For All Initiative (Updated!)

This. Is. Awesome.

The Museums for All Initiative is a program from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that is working to make Museums accessible to families who may not otherwise be able to visit. Through Museums for All, those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) can gain free or reduced admission to more than 1,200 museums throughout the United States simply by presenting their EBT card and a photo ID.

Bonus Info: Don’t miss this post with a list of current local museum admission & membership discounts!

Participating museums have committed to offering individual discounted admission fees to individuals and families presenting a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, and a valid form of photo ID. Please check each location for their current Museums For All rate as many locations have updated pricing as of July 1, 2025.

Description: A museum visit can inspire the development of new skills and interests, ignite creativity and enrich social connections. Museums for All will help expand access to museums and also raise public awareness about how museums in the U.S. are reaching their entire communities. By removing the financial barrier, Museums for All also removes the social and academic barrier families face when they are not exposed to high-quality museum experiences.

In Virginia the following museums are currently listed as participants:

• Agecroft Hall & Gardens (Richmond, VA)
• Amazement Square (Lynchburg, VA)
• American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (Yorktown, VA)
• Arlington Historical Museum (Arlington, VA)
• Bacon’s Castle (Surry, VA)
• Ball-Sellers House (Arlington, VA)
• Blue Ridge Institute & Museum (Ferrum, VA)
• Cape Henry Lighthouse (Fort Story, VA)
• Children’s Museum of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
• Children’s Museum of Virginia (Portsmouth, VA)
• Children’s Science Center Lab (Fairfax, VA)
• Clarke-Palmore House Museum (Henrico, VA)
• Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, VA)
• Courtney Road Service Station (Henrico, VA)
• Dabbs House Museum (Henrico, VA)
• Danville Science Center (Danville, VA)
• Deep Run School (Henrico, VA)
• Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park (Deltaville, VA)
• Explore More Discovery Museum (Harrisonburg, VA)
• Frontier Culture Museum (Staunton, VA)
• George Mason’s Gunston Hall (Mason Neck, VA)
• George Washington’s Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, VA)
• Henricus Historical Park (Chester, VA)
• Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop (Fredericksburg, VA)
• James Monroe’s Highland (Charlottesville, VA)
• Jamestown Settlement (Williamsburg, VA)
• John Marshall House (Richmond, VA)
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (Richmond, VA)
• Mary Washington House (Fredericksburg, VA)
• Maymont (Richmond, VA)
• Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park (Glen Allen, VA)
• Menokin (Warsaw, VA)
• Mill Mountain Zoo (Roanoke, VA)
• Monticello (Charlottesville, VA)
• Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (Winchester, VA)
• NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility Visitor Center
  (Wallops Island, Virginia)
• National Sporting Library & Museum (Middleburg, VA)
• Nauticus (Norfolk, VA)
• Norfolk Botanical Garden (Norfolk, VA)
• Patrick Henry’s Red Hill (Brookneal, VA)
• Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown (Beaverdam, VA)
• Rising Sun Tavern (Fredericksburg, VA)
• Roanoke History & O. Winston Link Museums (Roanoke, VA)
• Science Museum of Virginia (Richmond, VA)
• Science Museum of Western Virginia (Roanoke, VA)
• Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum (Winchester, VA)
• Smith’s Fort (Surry, VA)
• Springfield School (Henrico, VA)
• St. Luke’s Historic Church & Museum (Smithfield, VA)
• Stratford Hall Historic Preserve (Stratford, VA)
• Taubman Museum of Art (Roanoke, VA)
• The American Civil War Museum (Richmond, VA)
• The Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol, VA)
• The Hunter House Victorian Museum (Norfolk, VA)
• The Mariners’ Museum and Park (Newport News, VA)
• The Poe Museum (Richmond, VA)
• The Quarry Gardens at Schuyler (Schuyler, VA)
• The Valentine (Richmond, VA)
• The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum  (Staunton, VA)
• Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest (Lynchburg, VA)
• Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest (Lynchburg, VA)
• Three Lakes Park & Nature Center(Henrico, VA)
• Virginia Air & Space Science Center (Hampton, VA)
• Virginia Living Museum (Newport News, VA)
• Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia Beach, VA)
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, VA)
• Virginia Museum of History & Culture (Richmond, VA)
• Virginia Museum of Natural History (Martinsville, VA)
• Virginia Randolph Museum (Glen Allen, VA)
• Weems-Botts Museum (Dumfries, VA)
• Wilton House Museum (Richmond, VA)
• Wonder Universe (Christiansburg, VA)
• Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House (Alexandria, VA)

In North Carolina the following museums are currently listed as participants: