Museum Day: Get Free Tickets For These PA Museums

Summer may be coming to an end soon, but the free events and activities don’t have to. Tickets are now available for “Museum Day,” a one-day event this month where museums and cultural institutions across the country, including in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania

• AACA Museum, Inc., Hershey
• African American Museum in Philadelphia
  Philadelphia
• Allentown Art Museum, Allentown
• Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum, Altoona
• America on Wheels Museum, Allentown
• American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia
• Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton
• Arts & Education at the Hoyt, New Castle
• Berks County Heritage Center, Reading
• Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, Boyertown
• Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford
• Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway
• Bucks County Civil War Library and Museum, Doylestown
• Burning of the Bridge Diorama, Wrightsville
• DeBence Antique Music World, Franklin
• Demuth Museum, Lancaster
• Eckler Miners' Village, Weatherly
• Everhart Museum of Natural History Science and Art, Scranton
• Fonthill Castle, Doylestown
• Fort Hunter Mansion, Harrisburg
• Fort Mifflin on the Delaware, Philadelphia
• Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites, Bethlehem
• Historic Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata
• Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia
• Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
• Isett Heritage Museum, Huntingdon
• James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown
• Jersey Shore Historical Society Samuel Moss House, Jersey Shore
• Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster
• Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Lancaster
• Lawrence County Historical Society, New Castle
• Lehigh University Art Galleries, Bethlehem
• Lehigh Valley Heritage Musuem, Allentown
• Lititz Historical Foundation, Lititz
• Mercer Museum, Doylestown
• National Canal Museum, Easton
• National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia
• National Museum of Industrial History, Bethlehem
• National Toy Train Museum, Ronks
• National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia
• Neas House, Hanover
• Newlin Grist Mill, Glen Mills
• No. 9 Mine and Museum, Lansford
• North Museum of Nature and Science, Lancaster
• Old Economy Village, Ambridge
• Palmer Museum of Art, University Park
• Pearl S. Buck International, Perkasie
• Penn Museum, Philadelphia
• PA Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
• PA Lumber Museum, Ulysses
• Railroad Museum of PA, Strasburg
• Reading Area Fire Museum, Reading
• Renfrew Museum and Park, Waynesboro
• Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore
• Senator John Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh
• Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Petersburg
• Sigal Museum, Easton
• Academy of Natural Sciences, Dreel
• The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue, Hershey
• The Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth
• Print Center, Philadelphia
• Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg
• William E. Swigart Jr. Antique Auto Museum, Huntingdon
• Venango Museum of Art, Science, and Industry, Oil City
• Warehime-Myers Mansion, Hanover
• Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia
• World of Little League Museum and Official Store, South Williamsport
• Wrightsville Historical Museum, Wrightsville
• York County History Center, York

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