Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day 2021 is on September 18, Saturday. On Museum Day, you can visit participating museums and cultural institutions across the country for FREE. Check how you can get Museum Day free tickets below. If you’re from Los Angeles, you can visit museums for free on various days year-round by checking Free Museum Days Los Angeles.
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE MUSEUM DAY 2021
Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian Magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket.
Participants are allowed to download one ticket per email address. The ticket provides free general admission on Saturday, September 18, 2021, for two people.
MUSEUM DAY PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS
Check if your museum of choice is part of the Museum Day participating museums and also check individual museums’ websites for Covid-19 protocols, as requirements vary by location.
MUSEUM DAY FREE TICKET
Museum Day tickets will be available to download beginning at midnight on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Select “Get A Ticket” from the top navigation bar. Filter your search and click “Get a Ticket” next to the museum you wish to attend. You will be asked to enter your name, email address and confirm the museum you wish to attend before downloading your ticket.
You’ll be able to download your ticket immediately and a copy will be e-mailed to you. Check your inbox for an email from noreply-museumday@mg.smithsonianmag.com with a link to your ticket.
To get free admission, guests must present an official Museum Day ticket on Museum Day 2021. This ticket provides general admission for ticket holder plus one guest (not valid for special exhibits, parking, IMAX film screening or any other offer). Ticket is only valid on Museum Day, September 18, 2021. If a museum reaches capacity, the museum has the right to limit guests until space becomes available. If you go to Museum Day with more than one guest, other guests will have to pay full admission.
FREE FOR KIDS?
If admission to the museum is free for children, the museum will not count your child as your Museum Day guest. If the museum generally charges admission for children, then your child will count as one of your Museum Day guests. Again, each ticket provides general admission for the ticket holder plus one guest.
HOW MANY MUSEUMS CAN YOU VISIT
You cannot download a Museum Day ticket to more than one museum as each e-mail address only allow one ticket plus a guest. Once you select a museum, you will not be able to change your selection so choose wisely.
Some museums participating in the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day require a printed ticket, others will allow you to show your ticket via a smartphone or tablet. Not sure? Check your ticket. Museums that require a printed ticket include an asterisk under the museum address stating, “*Printed ticket required.”
Have Fun!
