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Adams Museum and House offers free admission

Event is part of Smithsonian Museum Day

DEADWOOD, S.D. (9/17/2009) -- On Saturday, September 26, 2009, the Adams Museum and Historic Adams House will participate in the fifth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. Smithsonian’s Museum Day is a celebration of culture, learning and the dissemination of knowledge.

The day will reflect the spirit of the magazine, and emulate the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, DC-based properties.  Doors will be open free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors at museums and cultural institutions nationwide.

Last year, close to 200,000 people attended Museum Day. All 50 states and Puerto Rico were represented by more than 900 participating museums, including 84 Smithsonian affiliate museums. This year, the magazine expects to attract over 1,000 museums.

“It’s important to immerse ourselves in the historic resources we have in the Deadwood area.  The Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day promotion is one more way to attract area residents and visitors who have not visited the Adams Museum and Historic Adams House,” said AM&H communications director, Rose Speirs.

Visit www.smithsonian.com/museumday to download your Museum Day Admission Card.  Attendees must present the Museum Day Admission Card to gain free entry to the Adams Museum and Historic Adams House. Each card provides museum access for two people, and one admission card is permitted per household.  Listings and links to participating museums can also be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.

About Smithsonian Media

Founded in 1970 with the launch of Smithsonian magazine, Smithsonian Media—comprising Smithsonian magazine, Air & Space, goSmithsonian, Smithsonian Publishing Digital Network, Smithsonian Books and advertising for Smithsonian Channel—allows the intellectually curious to indulge and engage their passions for history, the arts, science, the natural world, culture and travel. Smithsonian Media’s flagship publication, Smithsonian magazine, has a circulation of more than two million. This multimedia network is also affiliated with the world’s most visited museum and research complexes at the Smithsonian Institution.

For more information, visit www.smithsonian.com.

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