Sept. 27 is Smithsonian Magazine’s tenth annual Museum Day Live!
A nationwide event, Museum Day Live! offers free admission to visitors presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket at a participating museum or cultural institution. Inclusive by design, the event represents Smithsonian's commitment to making learning and the spreading of knowledge accessible to everyone, giving museums across all 50 states the opportunity to emulate the admission policy of the Smithsonian museums in Washington D.C. Last year's event drew over 400,000 participants, and this year's event expects record-high participation.
The Museum Day Live! Ticket provides free admission for two people. To receive your free Museum Day Live! ticket for two people only, please register for an account. Once registered, you can request a ticket to one participating venue. The ticket will be available to download immediately up to the date of the event. You must print your ticket and present it to receive your free admission or have it accessible on your mobile device (pending museum participation). Info: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday
The following Tacoma area museums are free with Smithsonian ticket Sat. Sept. 27:
Washington State History Museum
1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402
Wed.- Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Info: http://www.washingtonhistory.org/
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl St.
Wed.-Sun., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Info: http://www.FortNisqually.org
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Ave.
Wed.–Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
Info: http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org
Museum of Glass
1801 Dock St.
Wed.-Sat.,10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun., noon to 5 p.m.
Info: http://www.museumofglass.org
Historic Fort Steilacoom
9601 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Campus of Western State Hospital
Lakewood WA 98498
Fort Steilacoom will come alive as reenactors live and work as soldiers, officers, their wives, children and friends. Open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Info: http://www.historicfortsteilacoom.org
Children’s Museum of Tacoma
1501 Pacific Ave Suite 202
Wed.-Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Info: http://www.playtacoma.org