Cultural Passes

14.1 DESCRIPTION

The cultural pass program provides free, or discounted, admittance to local cultural venues in the Portland area.  In April of 2019, all LINCC libraries agreed to consolidate their cultural passes for the convenience of patrons into an online e-pass system.  Venues may limit their number of e-pass reservations.  The number of persons admitted to a particular venue with a pass varies in accordance with each institution’s regulations.  Patrons may incur additional expenses.  It is the patron’s responsibility to contact the institution regarding specific admission requirements. 

As of April 1, 2019, all pass reservations are made on the Cultural Pass Express page, on lincc.org.  Only the following card types are eligible to use the ePass service:

Eligible:

  • ADMIN
  • GENERAL
  • HOMEBOUND
  • NON-MIX
  • TEMP 

Non-eligible:

  • COMP-ONLY
  • EDUCATOR
  • INSTITUTE
  • PASSPORT  
  • SCHOOL
  • SCHOOLCUST
  • ECARD

Additional restrictions on access:

  • Patron must be 18 or older (16 or older for the Chinese Garden and Oregon Garden)
  • Patron’s account must be in good standing and active status.
  • Patrons may have only two active reservations at any given time, and for separate venues. (The Oregon State Parks is the sole exception.  This pass may be reserved for two consecutive days.)
  • Most venues limit reservations to one per month, per patron, and the following venues limit reservations to one per calendar year:
    • Lan Su Chinese Garden
    • Pittock Mansion
    • Portland Japanese Garden
    • Portland Art Museum
    • Portland Opera
  • Passes are non-transferable.
  • Reservations can be made up to 3 months in advance.
  • Once a pass has been downloaded/printed, it cannot be canceled by the patron. Only a supervisor/manager may cancel a reservation once a pass has been downloaded/printed.
  • Reservations cannot be canceled after the date of use even if the patron did not visit the venue.
  • A valid photo ID, matching the name of the person on the reservation, is required for redemption of the pass at the venue.
  • The library reserves the right to change limits in the future due to demand and venue restrictions.
  • Email is not required to use the ePass service.
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