Sep
23

Get Your Culture On During National Museum Day

Suzzanne by Suzzanne
 

Saturday, September 25th is National Museum Day.  What is National Museum Day you ask? It’s an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for FREE to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.  Sounds like a good idea to me!  The great thing is there are over 15 museums participating in San Diego County!  Everything from the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad to the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park are taking part. 

It’s a great opportunity to see a museum you have never been to.  I have never been to The Whaley House Museum, so that is where I will be using my free pass.  Where will you go?  See the list below for participating museums.  Be sure to bring your Museum Day Ticket with you for free admission.

A favorite museum of ours is also the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. It really has something for everyone.  Can’t make there on Saturday?  No problem, comment on our blog below and two lucky winners will receive four complimentary passes to the Science Center! Comment by Monday, September 27th at 10:00 a.m. pst.

San Diego County Participating Museums:
Barona Cultural Center and Museum – Lakeside
California Center for the Arts – Escondido
Creation & Earth History Museum – Santee
Escondido History Center – Escondido
Marston House Museum – San Diego
Mingei International Museum – San Diego
Museum of Contemporary Art – San Diego
Museum of Making Music – Carlsbad
Museum of San Diego History – San Diego
Oceanside Museum of Art – Oceanside
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center – San Diego
San Diego Air & Space Museum – San Diego
San Diego Archaeological Center – Escondido
San Diego Botanic Garden – Encinitas
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum – San Diego
San Diego Natural History Museum – San Diego
The Adobe Chapel Museum – San Diego
The Whaley House Museum – San Diego

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  • Suzzanne

    Congratulations to Mari and Caryn! You won four passes to the Science Center. Thank you everyone for posting. Keep checking back for more great promotions!

  • John Baxter

    I had my ticket for Saturday, but I was unable to make it due to a family emergency, but I would still love to attend.

  • Leeann Stowe

    I wish I could so on Saturday. They should have 2 or 3 days to go. Please pick me for m
    Monday they I could take my daughter who is homeschooled

  • Heather Schlesier

    I love the Ruben H. Fleet Science Center! I have gone there since I was little. I would love to bring my little brother there!

  • dianne r.

    Can’t make it on the 25th, but will be hitting the museums on my next visit! I love Balboa and want to visit so many of the others!

  • caryn

    I grew up in san Diego county and miss it so much. It’s great to have free events with two kids! We’ll be heading down from Orange county so they can see the space center for the first time.

  • http://facebook.com Mari

    My 3 kids love the museums!!! I’m so glad they have these free days every once in a while because they can get expensive, then I feel bad I can’t expose my kids to some culture because it’s starts to get too expensive with a big family! Who ever wins, have fun and take advantage of the free day!!!!!!

  • Elizabeth

    The museums are fun! I need to take the kids there soon.

  • Suzzanne

    Hi Rhys- Here is more info. on Ntl Museum Day.
    Enter your info. at this address: http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/admission.html?2010

    Your Ticket will be emailed to you after you submit your information. Please remember to print and bring your ticket to your selected participating museum.

    Complete rules are at the bottom of the link.

  • Miccilina Piraino

    Wonderful! Will spend Sat in Balboa Park, Museum Hopping! Time to break out the walking shoes and picnic basket again!

  • Cassandra C.

    Wow so many great museums in SD free! Great!

  • http://rhysmavis.com Rhys M.

    Does this ticket only get you into 1 museum or as many as you want?

  • Ashlee Schlesier

    I love the Ruben H. Fleet Science Center!!!

  • http://secretsinsandiego.com Jennifer B.

    Sounds like I’m going to fit a museum in on Saturday.