Marylanders Can Visit Venues At No Cost For Smithsonian Museum Day On Sept. 18

MARYLAND — After a long year of coronavirus closures and other restrictions, gather your family or your best group of friends to enjoy a day of free admission at 20 museums in Maryland, from the Chesapeake Children's Museum to the B&O Railroad Museum and the Sankofa Children's Museum of African Cultures.

Smithsonian Magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day will take place Sept. 18 at select museums in Maryland and in other cities across the country. About half the number of Maryland venues are taking part compared with years past.

This year’s theme, “Experience America,” celebrates “the return to, and resurgence of, our country's diverse cultural experiences,” following closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release.

The following museums in Maryland are participating in this weekend’s Museum Day:

These are the participating museums in Maryland:

Annapolis:

• Annapolis Maritime Museum
• Chesapeake Children's Museum
• Hammond-Harwood House

Baltimore:

• B&O Railroad Museum
• Baltimore Lithuanian Museum (free every day)
• Baltimore Museum of Industry
• Maryland Center for History and Culture
• Sankofa Children's Museum of African Cultures, Inc
• Baltimore Museum of Art

Berlin: Calvin B. Taylor House Museum

Clinton: Surrat House Museum

College Park: College Park Aviation Museum

Colton's Point: St. Clement's Island Museum

Easton: Academy Art Museum

Edgewater: Historic London Town and Gardens

Havre de Grace: Havre de Grace Maritime Museum

Laurel: Montpelier Mansion, Laurel Historical Society

Linthicum Heights: National Electronics Museum

Riverdale Park: Riversdale House Museum

The purpose of Museum Day, according to a release, is to promote equal access to the wide array of museums in the United States, especially among children and underrepresented communities.

Museum-goers can head to the Museum Day website to download their ticket. Each ticket grants the ticket holder and one guest free, timed access to any participating museum. One ticket is permitted per email address.

See the full list of participating museums at SmithsonianMag.com.

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