Thursday, September 9, 2010

Free Admission to Conner Prairie


Guests receive free admission for Smithsonian Magazine’s sixth annual Museum Day

FISHERS, Ind. (Sept. 9, 2010) – On Saturday, Sept. 25 Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, Indiana’s only Smithsonian Affiliate, will participate in Smithsonian magazine’s sixth annual Museum Day. Conner Prairie will join participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open its doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com.

Museum Day 2010 is poised to be the largest to date, outdoing last year’s record-breaking event. Over 300,000 museum-goers and 1,300 venues in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico participated in Museum Day 2009. Last year, two million visitors logged on to www.smithsonian.com/museumday to learn more about the program.

“We are delighted to offer the readers and fans of Smithsonian magazine a chance to experience the park through our ongoing partnership with the Smithsonian Institution,” said Ellen M. Rosenthal, president & CEO of Conner Prairie. “We strive to be an outstanding member of the community and to support the Smithsonian Institution’s mission to increase and diffuse the knowledge of science, history and the arts.”

The Museum Day Ticket is available to download at www.smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the official pass will gain free admission for two people to Conner Prairie on Sat., Sept. 25. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. Listings and links to participating museums’ and sponsors’ sites can be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.