Smithsonian Magazine’s annual Museum Day fosters knowledge and inspiration by providing invaluable educational experiences for all. This year’s theme, “The American Experience,” is a celebration of boundless curiosity that grants access to the remarkable arts, culture, sciences, innovation, and history exhibits across the United States.
Museum Day goes beyond getting visitors through museum doors—it acts as a springboard to empower and help advance the hopes and ambitions of the public, particularly school-aged children and those in underrepresented communities. It represents a national commitment to breaking down barriers for equity and inclusion.

To see the full, updated list of participating museums and download a free ticket, please visit the Museum Day website here. Additional institutions are being registered every day so check back often. Each ticket grants the ticket holder and one guest free timed access to any participating museum on September 17, 2022. One ticket is permitted per email address.

Quaker and Regent Seven Seas Cruises will also be sponsoring Museum Day to further enhance the event’s mission of making cultural and educational experiences widely accessible. Now through September 17, Quaker will be running a back-to-school instant win promotion program in which participants will have the chance to win one of one hundred Smithsonian Science Kits per day. Quaker will also offer a grand prize instant win promotion in which five grand prize winners will win a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit Smithsonian museums. For more information and official rules about the promotion, please visit QuakerBacktoSchool.com.
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