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Free museum entry tickets for Museum Day, Sept 24 2011

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See if your local museums are participating in this Smithsonian initiative.

To receive your free Museum Day Ticket for two people only, please enter your information into the fields below. Your Ticket will be emailed to you after you submit your information. You must print your ticket and present it to receive your free admission.

 
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ticket/

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Re: Free museum entry tickets for Museum Day, Sept 24 2011

 That's an excellent idea! I'd need to drag them away from the TV of course but that's no bad thing. Or maybe we'll get a babysitter and just the two of us can go and enjoy it. Thank you pennywise. :)



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Re: Free museum entry tickets for Museum Day, Sept 24 2011

Our local museums have one day a week (Tuesday?) where the entrance fee is waived for all citizens from  5PM until closing. Its' great that these places are made available to those who may not be able to afford the fee due to financial problems.

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Re: Free museum entry tickets for Museum Day, Sept 24 2011

micharch wrote:

Our local museums have one day a week (Tuesday?) where the entrance fee is waived for all citizens from  5PM until cliosing. Its' great that these places are made available to those who may not be able to afford the fee due to financial problems.

 
That's cool, micharch! I wonder if any near us do that too regularly? It would definitely encourage me to visit more often. When you have a family, even day trips work out much more expensive when you have to count in admittance fees. 



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Re: Free museum entry tickets for Museum Day, Sept 24 2011

 I could be wrong but I don't remember having to pay for museums when I was a kid. We had one a block away and used to hang out there when we got bored during summer vacation. I think I would have remembered having to pay an entrance fee and I don't think we would have went so much if it wasn't free. The lady was always telling us off for being too noisy LOL.
 
Thank you for the tip, pennywise. :)

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Re: Free museum entry tickets for Museum Day, Sept 24 2011

Jewel wrote:

 I could be wrong but I don't remember having to pay for museums when I was a kid. We had one a block away and used to hang out there when we got bored during summer vacation. I think I would have remembered having to pay an entrance fee and I don't think we would have went so much if it wasn't free. The lady was always telling us off for being too noisy LOL.
 
Thank you for the tip, pennywise. :)

I don't recall having to pay either, Jewel. Back then I think it was the local council's job to fund the museum and art gallery from our taxes. 
Thanks pennywise! :) I've marked it on the calendar. 



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Re: Free museum entry tickets for Museum Day, Sept 24 2011

 I wish mine would take more of an interest in such things. They are so hard to please when I try to arrange days out. Everything's boring to them. 



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Zoey wrote:

 I wish mine would take more of an interest in such things. They are so hard to please when I try to arrange days out. Everything's boring to them. 

 
Then don't take them and go enjoy the day out yourself. No point in spoiling your fun! Thanks pennywise!

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purplerain wrote:

Zoey wrote:

 I wish mine would take more of an interest in such things. They are so hard to please when I try to arrange days out. Everything's boring to them. 

 
Then don't take them and go enjoy the day out yourself. No point in spoiling your fun! Thanks pennywise!

I should, shouldn't I! I might ask my girlfriend to go with me and we'll let the men babysit. She likes museums and art shows.  Good idea! Thank you purplerain. :)



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