Smithsonian Magazine is again hosting Museum Day in which cultural institutions around the country open their doors free to the public. This year, the event takes place on Saturday, September 22, 2018.
To gain free entry, one must present a ticket downloaded from the Museum Day website. Participants are allowed to download one ticket per email address, which provides free general admission for two people.
Not all NYC cultural institutions participate, there certainly are enough to choose from; and it’s a good way to venture out to a museum you have never known about or visited. Last year, I visited the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx for my first Museum Day participation. It was also my first visit to the mansion. I arrived at opening; and within a couple of hours, there was a large crowd waiting outside to gain entry. So my advice is to get to your chosen institution early.
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