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Dates:Saturday, September 17, 2022
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Arts & Culture

smithsonian museum day live paused for 2023 photoFor one day only, museums across the country will join the Smithsonian Institution in its long-standing tradition of offering free admission to visitors.

Check out a new museum or an old favorite and enjoy the day!

Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket...for free. The Museum Day ticket offers free admission to one person plus a guest.


Massachusetts

Armenian Museum of America in Watertown
Beneski Museum of Natural History at Amherst College in Amherst
Cahoon Museum of American Art in Cotuit
Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis
Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in Waltham
Davis Museum at Wellesley College in Wellesley
Discovery Museum in Acton
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds in Newton
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston
Falmouth Museums on the Green in Falmouth
Fitchburg Art Museum in Fitchburg
Gibson House Museum in Boston
Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge
Jackson Homestead and Museum in Newton
John Cabot House in Beverly
John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum Foundation in Hyannis
Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum in North Chatham
Museum of Printing in Haverhill
Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton
Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum in Nantucket
Nichols House Museum in Boston
Nye Museum in East Sandwich
Old Colony History Museum in Taunton
Peabody Essex Museum in Salem
Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum in New Bedford
Sandwich Glass Museum in Sandwich
Shirley-Eustis House in Roxbury
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History in Weston
Springfield Museums in Springfield
Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum in Adams
The Gardner Museum in Gardner
USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown
Worcester Historical Museum in Worcester
YV Art Museum in Acton
Yiddish Book Center in Amherst

Find a participating museum near you in MA.

How to Participate

Be sure to download the Museum Day Ticket

For the first time, Museum Day is open to the general public as well as Smithsonian magazine’s subscribers. The card located at the linked page above is good for two people at any of the hundreds of participating museums!

Are There Any Restrictions?
- General admission only
- Not valid for special exhibits, IMAX screenings or for use with any other offer.
- One ticket per household - one time use.
- Some participating museums may already have a free admission policy year round and are participating in the 'spirit' of the day.

Read more: www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday

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Free at participating museum venues

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www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/

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Various Museums in Greater Boston, Boston, MA map

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