Newport Mansions Increase Access For Low-Income Visitors

NEWPORT, RI — The Preservation Society of Newport County is taking steps to make its historic homes more accessible to visitors of all backgrounds and income levels. The organization joined Museums For All, an initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Association of Children’s Museums.

Anyone who qualifies for food assistance can visit the society's historic properties for just $2 per person, by showing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer card upon entry. Up to four people can receive the discount per card, and children under six years old can get in for free.

"We are proud to join the hundreds of museums and institutions participating in this important initiative," Preservation Society CEO Trudy Coxe said. "The Preservation Society is committed to broadening and diversifying access to our properties and the history they represent."

The Museums for All program includes 800 institutions in all 50 states, including art, history, natural history and anthropology, and general museums, children’s museums, science centers, planetariums, nature centers, historic houses and sites, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboretums. It was founded in 2014 and has served more than 3.5 million visitors since.