Visit These Alabama Museums For Free On Museum Day 2021

BIRMINGHAM, AL — 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 Vulcan Park and Museum in Birmingham, the Alabama Aquarium in Dauphin Island and several others in Alabama.

Smithsonian Magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day will take place Sept. 18 at select museums in Alabama and in other cities across the country.

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 Alabama are participating in this year’s Museum Day:

Alabama Aquarium, Dauphin Island
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Get Ticket

Conde Charlotte Museum, Mobile
Hours: 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Get Ticket

Monroe County Museum, Monroeville
Hours: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Get Ticket

Gorgas House Museum, Tuscaloosa
Hours: 9 a,m, - 4:30 p.m.
Get Ticket

USS Alabama Battleship Park, Mobile
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Get Ticket

Vulcan Park and Museum, Birmingham
Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Get Ticket

Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan
Hours: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Get Ticket

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.