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Museum Day: Get Free Tickets Now For These 26 NC Museums
Here's how to snag a free ticket to one of the 26 North Carolina museums participating in "Museum Day."
NORTH CAROLINA — Summer may be coming to an end but the free events and activities don’t have to. Tickets are now available for “Museum Day,” a one-day event in September where museums and cultural institutions across the country, including in North Carolina, offer free admission.
This year, “Museum Day” is on Saturday, Sept. 21.
“Museum Day” is an annual event put together by Smithsonian Magazine and includes participating museums in all 50 states. According to the Smithsonian, participants can download one ticket per email address that provides free general admission for two people.
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To snag a ticket for the September event, just choose your museum from the list provided below:
Below are the participating museums in North Carolina:
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- Asheville Museum of Science, Asheville, NC
- Aurora Fossil Museum Foundation, Inc., Aurora, NC
- Ava Gardner Museum, Smithfield, NC
- Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, NC
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Asheville, NC
- Blandwood Mansion, Greensboro, NC
- Cape Fear Museum, Wilmington, NC
- Fascinate-U Children's Museum, Fayetteville, NC
- Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center, Frisco, NC
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Charlotte, NC
- High Point Museum, High Point, NC
- Imagination Station Science & History Museum, Wilson, NC
- Murray's Mill Historic District, Catawba, NC
- Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
- Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex, Fayetteville, NC
- President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville, NC
- Rankin Museum of American Heritage, Ellerbe, NC
- Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC
- Robeson Planetarium and Science Center, Lumberton, NC
- Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center, Black Mountain, NC
- Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Scotland Neck, NC
- The Charlotte Museum of History, Charlotte, NC
- The Country Doctor Museum, Bailey, NC
- Tobacco Farm Life Museum Inc., Kenly, NC
- UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Charlotte, NC
- Wilmington Railroad Museum, Wilmington, NC
You can also visit the Smithsonian Magazine website directly for tickets.
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