Overview
Museums For All is a signature access program of the Association of Children’s Museums and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) joined the program to help low-income families explore Pennsylvania’s rich history and culture by visiting participating state-owned museums.
This program advances the goals of PHMC’s 21st-Century Task Force, an agency-wide effort to eliminate obstacles to participation by the diverse people who live and work in Pennsylvania.
Cost and eligibility
Qualifying residents can access participating sites for $2 per person. You must present an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card and identification.
Participating sites
Explore our participating sites:
Brandywine Battlefield Park
The site of the largest single-day land battle of the American Revolution, located in Chadds Ford, PA.
Visit Brandywine Battlefield Park
Bushy Run Battlefield
The site of a battle between the British and Native Americans during the conflict known as Pontiac’s War, located in Jeannette, PA.
Visit Bushy Run Battlefield
Erie Maritime Museum and U.S. Brig Niagara
A museum interpreting the history of Erie Harbor from the War of 1812 to the present, located in Erie, PA.
Visit Erie Maritime Museum
Pennsylvania Military Museum
A museum exploring the story of the Commonwealth’s soldiers and Pennsylvania’s contributions to military innovation, located in Boalsburg, PA.
Visit PA Military Museum
Conrad Weiser Homestead
This site interprets the life of Conrad Weiser, who helped coordinate Pennsylvania's Indian policy, located in Womelsdorf, PA.
Visit Conrad Weiser Homestead
Graeme Park
Graeme Park features the Keith House, the only surviving residence of a Colonial Pennsylvania Governor, located in Horsham, PA.
Visit Graeme Park
Hope Lodge
Hope Lodge preserves a 1740s Georgian mansion and its Colonial and Colonial Revival furnishings, located in Fort Washington, PA.
Visit Hope Lodge
Joseph Priestley House
This historic site preserves and interprets the contributions made by Joseph Priestley, located in Northumberland, PA.
Visit Joseph Priestley House
Pennsbury Manor
Pennsbury Manor is a reconstruction of William Penn’s country estate, located in Morrisville, PA.
Visit Pennsbury Manor
Anthracite Heritage Museum
This museum interprets the story of hard coal mining in northeastern Pennsylvania, located in Scranton, PA.
Visit Anthracite Heritage Museum
Cornwall Iron Furnace
Cornwall Iron Furnace is the only surviving intact charcoal cold-blast furnace in the Western Hemisphere, located Lebanon, PA.
Visit Cornwall Iron Furnace
Drake Well Museum & Park
At Drake Well Museum & Park, discover the birthplace of the modern petroleum industry, located in Titusville, PA.
Visit Drake Well Museum & Park
Eckley Miners’ Village
Eckley Miners' Village is an authentic 19th-century coal patch town with miners' houses, churches, a doctor's office and general store, located in Weatherly, PA.
Visit Eckley Miners’ Village
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Explore historic locomotives and vintage railroad cars at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, located in Strasburg, PA.
Visit Railroad Museum of PA
Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum preserves the history of Pennsylvania’s forests, located in Ulysses, PA.
Visit PA Lumber Museum
Ephrata Cloister
Discover a religious community noted for its art and architecture, located in Ephrata, PA.
Visit Ephrata Cloister
Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum is the largest museum of early Pennsylvania German life in the country, located in Lancaster, PA.
Visit Landis Valley Village
Old Economy Village
This National Historic Landmark tells the story of the Harmony Society, one of the oldest religious communal groups of the 19th century, located in Ambridge, PA.
Visit Old Economy Village
Somerset Historical Center
The Somerset Historical Center interprets the rural life of southwestern Pennsylvania, located in Somerset, PA.
Visit Somerset Historical Center
State Museum of Pennsylvania
The State Museum of Pennsylvania collects, preserves and interprets the cultural and natural history of the state, located in Harrisburg, PA.
Visit PA State Museum