Visit These Maryland Museums For Free On Museum Day 2021

Baltimore MD

14 September, 2021

1:35 PM

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MARYLAND — After a long year of coronavirus closures and other restrictions, gather your family or your best group of friends to enjoy a day of free admission at 20 museums in Maryland, from the Chesapeake Children's Museum to the B&O Railroad Museum and the Sankofa Children's Museum of African Cultures. Smithsonian Magazine's 17th annual Museum Day will take place Sept. 18 at select museums in Maryland and in other cities across the country. About half the number of Maryland venues are taking part compared with years past. This year's theme, "Experience America," celebrates "the return to, and resurgence of, our country's diverse cultural experiences," following closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release. The following museums in Maryland are participating in this weekend's Museum Day: These are the participating museums in Maryland: Annapolis: Annapolis Maritime MuseumChesapeake Children's MuseumHammond-Harwood House Baltimore: B&O Railroad MuseumBaltimore Lithuanian Museum (free every day)Baltimore Museum of IndustryMaryland Center for History and CultureSankofa Children's Museum of African Cultures, IncBaltimore Museum of Art Berlin: Calvin B. Taylor House Museum Clinton: Surrat House Museum College Park: College Park Aviation Museum Colton's Point: St. Clement's Island Museum Easton: Academy Art Museum Edgewater: Historic London Town and Gardens Havre de Grace: Havre de Grace Maritime Museum Laurel: Montpelier Mansion, Laurel Historical Society Linthicum Heights: National Electronics Museum Riverdale Park: Riversdale House Museum The purpose of Museum Day, according to a release, is to promote equal access to the wide array of museums in the United States, especially among children and underrepresented communities. Museum-goers can head to the Museum Day website to download their ticket. Each ticket grants the ticket holder and one guest free, timed access to any participating museum. One ticket is permitted per email address. See the full list of participating museums at SmithsonianMag.com. Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. You can also have them delivered to your phone screen by downloading from iTunes, or by visiting the Google Play store.