Museum Day 2019: Free Admission To These 99 Virginia, DC Museums

WASHINGTON, DC — If you're looking for a fun and free activity for the weekend, consider a trip to one of these museums in Washington, D.C., or Virginia. Saturday, Sept. 21, is "Museum Day" and admission to more than 1,500 museums and cultural institutions in the country, including 22 in the District along with another 77 in Virginia, is free.

"Museum Day" is an annual event put together by the 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 get a ticket, just choose your museum from the list below.

These are the participating museums in Virginia:

• Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg
• Agecroft Hall & Gardens, Richmond
• Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Alexandria
• Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
• Bacon's Castle, Surry
• Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown
• Ben Lomond Historic Site
• Cape Henry Lighthouse, Fort Story
• Casemate Museum, Fort Monroe, VA
• Clarke County Historical Association, Berryville
• Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, Danville
• Daura Gallery at University of Lynchburg
• DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Williamsburg
• E. Stuart James Grant Museum Room for Patrick Henry, Brookneal
• Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum, Wytheville
• Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Richmond
• Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum, Wytheville
• Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail, Warrenton
• Fredericksburg Area Museum, Fredericksburg
• Gadsby's Tavern Museum, Alexandria
• George C. Marshall House, Leesburg
• George C. Marshall Museum, Lexington
• George Mason's Gunston Hall, Mason Neck
• Hampton History Museum, Hampton
• Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Norfolk
• Historic Christ Church & Museum, Weems
• Historic Sandusky, Lynchburg
• Historical Society of Western Virginia, Roanoke
• Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, Fredericksburg
• James Madison Museum, Orange
• John Marshall House, Richmond
• Lee Chapel & Museum, Lexington
• Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden, Alexandria
• Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum, Sterling
• Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, Lynchburg
• Mary Washington House, Fredericksburg
• Maymont, Richmond
• Morven Park, Leesburg
• Museum of Chincoteague Island, Chincoteague Island
• Museum of Culpeper History, Culpeper
• Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester
• National Firearms Museum, Fairfax
• National Inventors Hall of Fame, Alexandria
• National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle
• National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg
• Newtown History Center, Stephens City
• O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke
• Patrick Henry's Scotchtown, Beaverdam
• Piedmont Arts, Martinsville
• Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum, Portsmouth
• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Portsmouth
• Reedville Fishermen's Museum, Reedville
• Reston Historic Trust & Museum, Reston
• Rising Sun Tavern, Fredericksburg
• Salem Museum, Salem
• Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, Winchester
• Smith's Fort, Surry
• Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
• Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington
• The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox, Appomattox
• The American Civil War Museum: Historic Tredegar, Richmond
• The American Civil War Museum: White House and Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond
• The John Marshall House, Richmond
• The Lightship Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth
• The Poe Museum, Richmond
• The Reeves Center, Lexington
• The Russell Museum, Waynesboro
• The Valentine, Richmond
• The Weems-Botts Museum, Dumfries
• Virginia Beach History Museums- Francis Land House, Virginia Beach
• Virginia Discovery Museum, Charlottesville
• Virginia Military Institute Museum, Lexington
• Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach
• Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond
• Virginia Museum of the Civil War, New Market
• Virginia Musical Museum & Hall of Fame, Williamsburg
• Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg
• Wilton House Museum, Richmond

Washington, D.C.

• American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
• Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives
• DAR Museum
• Dumbarton House
• Folger Shakespeare Library
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
• Museum of the Bible
• National Air and Space Museum
• National Building Museum
• National Museum of African American History and Culture
• National Law Enforcement Museum
• National Museum of American History
• National Museum of Women in the Arts
• National Museum of the American Indian
• National Portrait Gallery
• Newseum
• Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Smithsonian Castle

• Smithsonian National Postal Museum
• The Kreeger Museum
• United States Botanic Garden

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