Who has free museum admission during Museum Day Live?
The Smithsonian Museum’s 11th annual Museum Day Live takes place Saturday, Sept. 26.
It’s not too late to sign up for a voucher that grants you free entry to a range of museums.
Participating institutions in the metro area include:
Atlanta
- David J. Sencer CDC Museum, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal Campus, 1600 Clifton Road N.E., MS A-14, Atlanta. 404-639-0830.
- Museum of Design Atlanta, 1315 Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-979-6455.
- Hammonds House Museum, 503 Peeples St. S.W., Atlanta. 404-612-0500.
- The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, 75 Bennett St., Suite A2, Atlanta. 404-367-8700.
- The High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-5000.
Cobb
- Marietta Museum of History, 1 Depot St., Marietta. 770-794-5710.
- William Root House Museum and Garden, 145 Denmead St., Marietta. 770-426-4982.
- Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw. 770-427-2117.
North Fulton
- Heritage Sandy Springs Museum, 6110 Blue Stone Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-851-9111.
- Barrington Hall, a member of A Southern Trilogy: the Historic House Museums of Roswell, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell. 770-640-3855.
- Bulloch Hall, 180 Bulloch Ave., Roswell. 770-992-1731.
- Archibald Smith Plantation Home, 935 Alpharetta St., Roswell. 770-641-3978.
More
- Road to Tara Museum, 104 N. Main St., Jonesboro. 770-478-4800.
- Booth Western Art Museum, 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville. 770-387-1300.
To sign up, visit smithsonianmag.com/museumday and click on "get tickets." You will be prompted to enter some information before downloading your ticket.
Each ticket grants the ticket holder and one guest free access to any participating museum on Sept. 26. You may also get a ticket for a specific institution. One ticket per household, per email address.
Check the links on the website for the venue you wish to visit for additional information on redeeming your tickets. Many will allow you to show the downloaded ticket from your mobile device for entry.
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Nedra Rhone is a lifestyle columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where she has been a reporter since 2006. A graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism, she enjoys writing about the people, places and events that define metro Atlanta. Sign up to have her column sent to your inbox: ajc.com/newsletters/nedra-rhone-columnist.
