When it comes to figuring out something different to do, well, sometimes it can be challenging. Keep in mind that there is always something for you and the family to do. Well, this year you can be apart of Smithsonian Magazine’s 16th Annual Museum Day! This is a milestone year for Smithsonian Magazine as it celebrates its 50th anniversary, which also coincides with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This year’s Museum Day theme, “Earth Optimism,” encourages hope about the future of the planet.
Smithsonian’s 16th Annual Museum Day
Smithsonian Magazine has designated Saturday, April 4, 2020, as the 16th annual Museum Day, an initiative in which participating museums across the United States open their doors for free to those who download a branded ticket. This is a special year for the event as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of Smithsonian Magazine. This year’s Museum Day is made possible by Lexus Curiosity Week, a celebration of curiosity as well as the innovation and progress that comes as a result of Lexus’ greatest inspiration: the driver. The annual event allows museums, zoos and cultural centers from all 50 states to emulate the spirit of Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities, which offer free admission every day.
Museum Day goes beyond getting visitors through museum doors—it acts as a springboard to empower and help advance the hopes and ambitions of the public, particularly school-aged children and those in underrepresented communities. It represents a national commitment to access, equity and inclusion.
The theme for this year’s event Earth Optimism, is a vision, a set of events, and a movement, to showcase a change in focus from the problem to solution, from a sense of loss to one of hope, in the dialogue about conservation and sustainability. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Smithsonian will host the 2020 Earth Optimism Summit in Washington, DC. (April 23 – April 25, 2020) which will showcase stories of both small- and large-scale actions that frame the conversation and demonstrate that success is possible.
Museums in all 50 states have already signed up to participate in Smithsonian Magazine’s 2020 Museum Day, the largest event of its kind. More than 1,200 museums are expected to participate this year. Tickets are available now, so don’t miss out on your chance to be apart of this historical milestone.