Art and culture for all! Free admission at 13 Hawaii museums, Sept. 26
by: Chris Baileyposted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Museum junkies, make your Saturday plans now.Thirteen Hawaii museums will be offering free admission this Saturday, Sept. 26—we'll let you know what you'll need to do to get in. It’s all part of Smithsonian Magazine’s fifth annual Museum Day, an annual celebration of the cultural and educational significance of nationwide museums to their communities.
More than 1,000 museums nationwide are participating in the daylong event. It'll also be a great day for museums and museum enthusiasts—sure to raise the public profile of museums across the U.S., many of which have taken a hit in visitor numbers and operating budgets due to the sluggish economy.
A list of participating Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day venues statewide follows on this page and the next:
Big Island of Hawaii• Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, Hilo (pictured, right)
Maui
• Bailey House Museum, Wailuku
• Baldwin Home Museum, Lahaina
• Wo Hing Museum, Lahaina
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