Columbia ID and Museum Access Question

hghschoolgirl
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:10:20 +0000

My friend is staying in the city for the summer, and is working in research at Columbia. She is from abroad, so she’s excited to spend an extended period of time in the US. I’m going up to visit her soon, and I’d like to help her plan some trips around NYC and get situated.

We want to visit some museums together, too. She has a Columbia ID as part of her research job. I was looking on the website and it says that in order to gain free admission to museums the ID has to say “student” on the back and have a validation sticker from the current semester. Her ID has neither of these things; it only says “University Affiliate” on the back.

Can she still use this ID for free admission to any museums? Are museums strict about looking for those two things?

Thanks!