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September 27, 2012

National Museum Day is Saturday

Staff Writer The Independent The Daily Independent Thu Sep 27, 2012, 06:00 AM EDT

HUNTINGTON — Admission to the Huntington Museum of Art will be free Saturday part of Museum Day Live, during which more than 1,400 museums offer free admission.

Museum Day Live! fulfills Smithsonian Media’s mission to make cultural education accessible to everyone. For one day only, the Huntington Museum of Art will grant free access to visitors who download a Museum Day Live! ticket at Smithsonian.com. Last year’s event drew more than 350,000 museum-goers, and this year’s Museum Day Live! is expected to attract close to 400,000 participants.

The Museum Day Live! Ticket is available to download at Smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the Museum Day Live! ticket will gain free entrance for two at participating venues for one day only. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address.

For more information about Museum Day Live! 2012 and a list of participating museums and cultural institutions, visit Smithsonian.com/museumday.

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