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Some West Virginia Museums Suspend Admission for Saturday

West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s four sites are offering free admission on Saturday.

The event is part of Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day, and other museums around the state and in other states also are participating. For more information and to download a ticket, visit http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday .

The Division of Culture and History’s four sites will offer special activities for visitors, all free and open to the public. Hours for all four are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The sites are the West Virginia State Museum, Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex, West Virginia Independence Hall and Museum in the Park.

 

West Virginia Museums to Let Military Members in for Free

Several West Virginia attractions are participating in the National Endowment for the Arts initiative to offer free admission to active-duty military members and their families.

The Blue Star Museums program includes more than 2,000 museums across the country offering the deal from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Participating state attractions are the Huntington Museum of Art, the Spark! Imagination and Science Center in Morgantown, the Watts Museum at West Virginia University, the Marion County Historical Society Museum in Fairmont, the Museums of Oglebay Institute in Wheeling, the Arthurdale Heritage museum and the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in Charleston.

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