Area museums offer free admission this Saturday Sept.17

Area museums offer free admission this Saturday Sept.17 Six Sacramento area museums are joining the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day nationwide effort by offering FREE admission to advance registrants all day on Saturday, September 17, 2022. The six participating local museums include the following: Aerospace Museum of California (a Smithsonian affiliate), California Automobile Museum, California Museum, California State Railroad Museum (a Smithsonian Affiliate), Folsom History Museum,Pioneer Village, and the Sacramento History Museum. Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine when participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to ticket holders. Tickets for the 2022 Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day are available for download at www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday. No purchase is necessary but advance registration and a valid email address are required to obtain an event ticket good for two guests. The special free admission offer is limited to one ticket per household. A printed or digital ticket must be presented at the time of admission*. An official Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day ticket is valid for entry to just one of the participating museums that must be identified when requesting a free ticket. If a museum reaches capacity, the participating museum has the right to limit the number of guests until space becomes available. For more detailed information, please visit www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-2022/faq/. For more information about Sacramento area museums, "like" them on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SacMuseums, follow them on Instagram and Twitter @SacMuseums or visit the user-friendly website at www.SacMuseums.org.