Museum Day: Get Free Tickets Now For These 30 New Jersey Museums

NEW JERSEY — 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 New Jersey, 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.

To snag a ticket for the September event, just choose your museum from the list provided below.

Below are the participating museums in New Jersey:

• American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark, Haledon, hours 1 to 4 p.m.
• Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey, Teterboro, hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Cooper Gristmill, Chester, hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Cornelius Low House, Piscataway, hours noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 22, it is closed Saturday
• Dey Mansion, Wayne, hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• East Jersey Old Town Village, Piscataway, hours noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 22, it is closed Saturday
• Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Morristown, hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Hamilton House Museum, Clifton, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Historic Smithville Mansion, Easthampton, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, it is closed Saturday
• Historic Speedwell, Morristown, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Historical Society of Princeton, Princeton, noon to 4 p.m.
• Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• John F. Peto Studio Museum, Island Heights, 1 to 4 p.m.
• Liberty Hall Museum, Union, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Long Pond Ironworks, Hewitt, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Mommouth Museum, Lincroft, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Morris Museum, Morristown, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Morven Museum & Garden, Princeton, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Newark Museum, Newark, noon to 5 p.m.
• Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, Atlantic City, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University, Hammonton, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House, Hawthorne, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• The Sarnoff Collection, Ewing, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• USGA Museum, Liberty Corner, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Westervelt-Vanderhoef House, Clifton 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Wheaton Arts, Millville, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Zimmerlli Art Museum at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, noon to 5 p.m.

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

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com