The Lost City Museum will participate in the sixth annual Museum Day on Saturday, September 25. On this day, the museum will join participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day ticket from Smithsonian.com. A journey to celebrate our world’s dynamic heritage and cultural life, participating museum day venues emulate the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, DC-based facilities.
Museum Day 2010 is poised to be the largest to date, outdoing last year’s record-breaking event. Over 300,000 museum-goers and 1,300 venues in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico participated in Museum day 2009. Last year, two million visitors logged on to the www.smithsonian.com/museumday to learn more about the program.
“I think it is a great opportunity to experience some very important cultural institutions” says Jesse Davie of The Lost City Museum
This year, Museum day sponsor, Toyota will enhance the experience in both Smithsonian magazine and online, with elements like the “Featured Five,” a listing that encourages visitors to learn about and visit participating museums and venues. Additionally, for each visitor who inquires about the new Toyota Avalon online, Toyota will donate $1-up to $10,000 total—to museum programming nationwide.
The Museum day ticket is available to download at www.smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the official pass will gain free admission for two people to participating museums and cultural venues. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. Listings and links to participating museum’s and sponsors’ sites can be found at the same site.
The Lost City Museum is open Thursday through Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call the museum at (702) 397-2193.
