Five Sacramento area museums are joining the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day nationwide effort by offering free admission to advance registrants all day. The five participating local museums include the following: Aerospace Museum of California, California Automobile Museum, California Museum, California State Railroad Museum, and Maidu Museum & Historic Site. The mission of the annual effort is to provide an opportunity for consumers throughout the United States to enjoy and share in our dynamic heritage and cultural institutions for free.

Nationwide, more than 250,000 people downloaded tickets as part of the event last year, and the Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day 2018 is expected to attract more participants than ever before. The theme of the 2018 event is “Women Making History,” honoring women in society who are trailblazers in the arts, sciences, innovation, and culture and emboldening others to be pioneers as well.

On Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day and all through the year, the Sacramento area is home to an amazing array of state-of-the-art museums and destinations that offer visitors the chance to explore California’s fine art, history, science, and wildlife treasures. In fact, many local museums and destinations offer free admission all year long, including: California State Capitol Museum, California State Library, California Statewide Collections Center, Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum,  Locke Boarding House Museum, , Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum, Old Sacramento State Historic Park, Roseville Utility Exploration Center, Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, Sojourner Truth African American Museum, Verge Center for the Arts, and Wells Fargo History Museum (Downtown and Old Sacramento).