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Free Admission At 20 Wisconsin Museums Saturday: See Full List
Snag a free ticket to visit one of these Wisconsin museums on Saturday. Here's how.
WISCONSIN -- If you're looking for a fun and free activity for the weekend, consider a trip to one of Wisconsin's museums. Saturday, Sept. 22 is "Museum Day" and admission to more than 1,500 museums in the country, including 20 in Wisconsin, 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.
"Museum Day" is a one-day event only. To snag a ticket, just choose your museum from the list provided below:
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Below are the participating museums in Wisconsin:
Betty Brinn Children’s Museum
Milwaukee
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Castlerock Museum
Alma, WI
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Children’s Museum of La Crosse
La Crosse
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology
Chippewa Falls
9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
EAA Aviation Museum
Oshkosh
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University
Milwaukee
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Hoard Historical Museum
Fort Atkinson
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Sheboygan
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Wausau
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Manitowoc County Historical Society
Manitowoc
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums
Platteville
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Neville Public Museum
Green Bay
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
New Richmond Heritage Center
New Richmond
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Octagon House Museum & America’s First Kindergarten
Watertown
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Racine Art Museum
Racine
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sheboygan County Historical Society & Museum
Sheboygan
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
UW-Stevens Point Museum of Natural History
Stevens Point
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Historical Museum
Madison
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Manitowoc
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Madison
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Go to the Smithsonian Magazine website to find out how to secure free tickets for Saturday!
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