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Smithsonian Magazine: Museum Day Live – September 27, 2014

September 24, 2014 by Tracy

Photograph Credit: Smithsonian Magazine

Our family enjoys visiting museums from art and historical to science and nature and a great opportunity is on the horizon.

Providing a possible FREE family activity, Smithsonian Magazine presents Museum Day Live! on Saturday, September 27, 2014.

Participating museums across the country admit two guests with a Museum Day Live! ticket for FREE.

Slightly different from past years, your FREE ticket is available to download once you choose the museum.

Also, some museums will accept your ticket on the screen of your smart phone.

To get your FREE ticket, follow these steps:

Create or login to your account

Select your state

Choose your museum

Download your ticket to print or to show at the museum

Each ticket will admit one person plus a guest. The tickets are a limit of one per e-mail address. If you need 4 tickets, then register with 2 e-mail addresses (e.g., personal and junk e-mail account). Read the ticket closely as some museums are limiting the offer to one Museum Day Live! ticket per household.

Check with your chosen location for FREE admission for children. Some museums offer FREE admission for children ages 12 and under. For those museums participating but closed on Saturdays, check their website for an alternate day to use your Museum Day Live! ticket.

To prepare for a fun, inexpensive family outing, create or login to your account, select your state, choose your museum, and download your FREE ticket.

In using time wisely, plan ahead by ordering your ticket now and scheduling time with your family and friends on Saturday, September 27, 2014. If your plans change and prevent you from attending, then no worries as your ticket was FREE. Happy planning!

Question: Which type of museum will you choose?

REMINDER: Museum Day – September 29, 2012

September 21, 2012 by Tracy

Photograph Credit: Smithsonian Magazine

Don’t forget. Next Saturday, September 29, 2012, is Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day. Though free, you need a museum ticket to get into your selected museum. If you haven’t reserved your spot, claim it now.

After sending your request, you will receive an e-mail with your ticket to print.

Last year our family went to an art museum where the children received free admission. This year, I chose a children’s museum and am bracing myself for a packed house.

Even with two tickets, we will pay for one admission since each ticket admits one person and a guest. With our family of 5 and no free admission for the toddler, I gladly pay for one admission since I refuse to pay full price for this museum. 😉

In using time wisely, I considered our schedule and chose a museum we all could enjoy. I think we will have a blast next Saturday at our chosen museum. Happy choosing!

Question: What types of museums does your family enjoy?

Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day – September 29, 2012

August 10, 2012 by Tracy

Photograph Credit: Smithsonian Magazine

The annual event is coming! Smithsonian Magazine presents Museum Day on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Participating museums across the country admit guests with a Museum Day ticket for free.

To get your free ticket, fill out this form. When your ticket arrives in your e-mail inbox, print it and redeem at your chosen location.

Each ticket will admit one person plus a guest. The tickets are limit one per e-mail address. If you need 4 tickets, then register with 2 e-mail addresses (e.g., personal and junk e-mail accounts).

Check with your chosen location for free admission for children. Some museums offer free admission for children ages 12 and under.

In preparing for a fun, inexpensive family outing, choose your museum, register, and wait for your ticket to arrive in your clutter-free inbox. 🙂

In using time wisely, plan ahead by ordering your ticket now and schedule time with your family on September 29, 2012 without breaking the bank. Remember your ticket is free. If your plans change, preventing you from attending, then no harm done because you did not prepay. 🙂 Happy planning!

Question: Which local museum is your family’s favorite?

Smithsonian Museum Day: September 24, 2011

September 23, 2011 by Tracy

Photograph Credit: Smithsonian Magazine

You will need to reserve your ticket, print the ticket when it is e-mailed to you, and redeem it at your chosen location. Though the ticket is only for 2, check to see if children are admitted for free. Many age limits are 12 and under. Hope you can snag a free to inexpensive family outing.

Enjoy using time wisely with your family this weekend!