Museum Day In RI: Free Admission At These 28 Museums Saturday

If you're looking for a fun and free activity for the weekend, consider a trip to one of the museums around Rhode Island. Saturday, Sept. 22 is "Museum Day" and admission to more than 1,500 museums in the country, including 28 in Rhode Island, is free.

"Museum Day" is an annual event put together by the 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.

"Museum Day" is a one-day event only. To snag a ticket, just choose your museum from the list provided below:

Below are the participating museums in Rhode Island:

• Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium, Bristol
• Babcock-Smith House Museum, Westerly
• Beavertail Lighthouse Museum, Jamestown
• Blackstone Valley Historical Society, Lincoln
• Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
• Conanicut Island Friends Meetinghouse, Jamestown
• General Nathanael Greene Homestead, Coventry
• Hearthside House Museum, Lincoln
• International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport
• Jamestown Museum
• Jamestown Windmill
• John Hunt House -East Providence Historical Society
• Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Providence
• Museum of Newport History & Shop
• Museum of Work & Culture, Woonsocket
• Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
• Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark, Pawtucket
• Paine House Museum, Coventry
• Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society, West Warwick
• RISD Museum, Providence
• Redwood Library & Athenaeum, Newport
• Smith's Castle, North Kingstown
• The Bristol Art Museum
• The John Brown House Museum, Providence
• The Stephen Hopkins House, Providence
• Tomaquag Museum, Exeter
• Warwick Historical Society
• Westerly Armory

You can also visit the Smithsonian Magazine website directly for tickets.

Click here for more information on Museum Day.

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