Free Admission At Austin Museums On Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018

AUSTIN, TEXAS — If you’re looking to soak up some culture for free, you might consider visiting area museums on Sunday, Sept. 23, for "Austin Museum Day," an annual event inspired by a national effort by Smithsonian magazine.

According to Smithsonian officials, participants can download one ticket per email address that provides free general admission for two people, with participating museums in all 50 states. To snag a ticket on Saturday for those wishing to visit museums elsewhere, click here.

Ever stepping to its own beat, Austin is staging its version on Sunday. Austin Museum Partnership officials ask would-be museum visitors to let them know they're coming on Facebook and tag photos with hashtags #MuseumDay2018 and #AustinMuseums.

A pair of Williamson County museums will participate in the Austin Museum Day initiative: The Williamson Museum on the Chisholm Trail in Round Rock and the Williamson Museum in Georgetown.

Below are participating museums in Austin:

• Art Galleries at Black Studies at UT
• Austin History Center
• Austin Nature & Science Center
• The Blanton Museum of Art
• Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
• Brush Square Museums: Susanna Dickinson Museum and O. Henry Museum
• Bullock Texas State History Museum
• Chateau Bellevue (Austin Women’s Club)
• City of Austin Cultural Arts Division
• Creative Action
• Dougherty Arts Center
• Elisabet Ney Museum
• German-Texan Heritage Society at Historic 1858 German Free School
• Harry Ransom Center
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
• Landmarks, The Public Art Program of The University of Texas at Austin
• LBJ Library and Museum
• MathHappens
• Mexic-Arte Museum
• Historic Millett Opera House
• Neill-Cochran House Museum
• Old Bakery and Emporium
• Pioneer Farms
• Republic of Texas Museum
• Robert G. Mickey History of Medicine Gallery at the Texas Medical Association
• Save Austin’s Cemeteries at Oakwood Cemetery
• Science Mill
• South Austin Museum of Popular Culture
• Texas Capitol Visitors Center
• Texas DPS Museum & Research Center
• Texas Memorial Museum
• Texas Military Forces Museum
• Texas Music Museum
• Texas State Capitol
• Texas Wendish Heritage Museum
• The Contemporary Austin – Jones Center
• The Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria
• Sheffield Education Center
• The Williamson Museum
• The Williamson Museum on the Chisholm Trail
• Thinkery
• UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum
• UT Visual Arts Center
• Waller Creek Conservancy
• Women & Their Work Gallery

Download the Austin Museum Partnership app for access to museum information all year long. Click here for more information on Museum Day. Participants also can download the free Austin Museum Partnership app on Google Play or the Apple Store to plot out their art-suffused day. Here's a map with all participating museums to help you along:

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