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Visit These Wisconsin Museums For Free On Museum Day 2021
Smithsonian Magazine's 17th annual Museum Day will be held Saturday. The event gives free access for one day to museums across the country.
WISCONSIN — 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 Kenosha Public Museum and several others in Wisconsin.
Smithsonian Magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day will take place Saturday at select museums in Wisconsin 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.
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The following museums in Wisconsin are participating in this year’s Museum Day:
Kenosha Public Museum
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Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Neville Public Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Manitowoc County Historical Society
Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wisconsin Logging Museum
Hours: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Dinosaur Discovery Museum
Hours: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Rock County Historical Society
Hours: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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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