Children’s Museum’s Access Pass program offers reduced fee for qualifying families

State Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn thanks Fishers Girl Scout Troop 1937 for bringing attention to program

Garcia Wilburn

As summer vacation kicks off for House District 32 children and families, State Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D-Fishers) is echoing Girl Scout Troop 1937’s calls to inform foster families about the Access Pass program run by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Families that meet eligibility requirements, including most foster families, can visit 13 cultural attractions and 11 historic sites around the state for a reduced admission fee of $2 per family member per visit.

Sites available through this program include:

1. Bellaboo’s Play and Discovery Center
2. Conner Prairie Interactive History Park
3. Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
4. Indiana Historical Society
5. Indiana Repertory Theatre
6. Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites
7. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
8. The NCAA Hall of Champions
9. Newfields
10. Rhythm! Discovery Center (closed temporarily)
11. Terre Haute Children’s Museum
12. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
13. WonderLab Museum in Bloomington

Children and adults are eligible if they are enrolled in these state programs:

1. CSFP (Commodity Supplemental Food Program)
2. HIP (Healthy Indiana Plan Basic and Plus)
3. Hoosier Healthwise Insurance
4. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
5. TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

For further information, including how to apply, please visit the Children’s Museum Access Pass Program webpage.

“Every child deserves an enriching summer vacation and year-round access to the cultural and historical attractions around our state, no matter whether they live with their biological parents, relatives or foster parents,” State Rep. Garcia Wilburn said. “The Access Pass program, led by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, makes this a little more possible. I applaud Fishers Girl Scout Troop 1937 for bringing awareness to the Access Pass program and for advocating for legislation this session that builds on this great program by granting free access to Indiana state parks and reduced admission to state museums to foster children and families. On July 1, this new DNR pass program will go into effect – a program that I was proud to support by cosponsoring the legislation that created it.”

State Rep. Garcia Wilburn will provide an update and information on the DNR pass program once it begins in July.