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Visit Historic Smithville Mansion For Free On Museum Day 2021
Smithsonian Magazine's 17th annual Museum Day will be held Sept. 18. The event gives free access for one day to museums across the country.
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — 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 the Historic Smithville Mansion and several other museums in New Jersey.
Smithsonian Magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day will take place Sept. 18 at select museums in New Jersey and across the country.
The Historic Smithville Mansion is closed on Saturday, but will honor tickets from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. It is located at 803 Smithville Road in Eastampton. Click here to get tickets.
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Historic Smithville Mansion was built in the Greek revival style by the Shreve brothers, Samuel and Jonathan who between 1831 and 1855 operated a textile manufacturing factory in the village known then as Shreveville.
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In the 1865, Hezekiah B. Smith and his wife Agnes Gilkerson Smith, purchased the property. Hezekiah, an inventor and industrialist, was the owner of a wood working machine company and operated the factory which built the first “American Star Bicycle” of which is on display within the museum.
Guided tours by docents begin at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. Tours will include the Mansion and Annex of the Smithville Mansion. There is also a Schoolhouse Museum on the property. The complete tour takes about an hour and a half.
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 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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