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Friday, May 15, 2015

Art Museum Day 2015 - Free Admission!

Above Image: Art Detectives at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ. The Montclair Art Museum is offering free admission and family activities for Art Museum Day on Sunday, May 17. Photo by Aubrey Blake Breheney, courtesy of the Montclair Art Museum.
Which museums will you be checking out?
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For the sixth year, AAMD is uniting its membership to celebrate Art Museum Day. Held in concert with  ICOM’s International Museum Day, this year AAMD’s Art Museum Day will take place on and around Monday, May 18.
In 2014, approximately 180 member museums offered free admission, special programs and events in an international celebration of the importance of museums in our world.
Many AAMD members will offer free or reduced admission, educational programs, and/or discounts on or around May 18. AAMD also encourages museum visitors to use social media to share their Art Museum Day experiences with their museum and with their social networks.

AAMD Member Museums Celebrating Art Museum Day 2015
Following is a list of AAMD member museums participating in Art Museum Day 2015. Note that while ICOM’s International Museum Day is formally held each year on May 18, some institutions shift their celebrations to adjacent dates.
NOTE: Because this year's Art Museum Day falls on a Monday, many museums are shifting their Art Museum Day celebrations to different days - please read carefully!
*Free Admission including special exhibitions
**Free general admission, not including special exhibitions
†Celebrating Art Museum Day on a date other than May 18

New York
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
Half-price memberships on May 18

American Folk Art Museum, New York*
15% discount in museum store
Exhibition on view: When the Curtain Never Comes Down
Asia Society Museum, New York*†
Free admission Tuesday, May 19
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn*†
Wednesday, May 20: Free General Admission
Drop-in tour at 2pm
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx*
The Bronx Museum of the Arts is celebrating by offering 20% off memberships at all levels during the period of May 18 through 24. Members receive VIP seating at select events, 20% off at the Museum Store, invitations to exclusive exhibition tours and much more! Members who join on May 18th will also receive a complimentary Bronx Museum tote bag. For details on membership click here. 
Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo*
Saturday, May 16: Free Admission   50% off any membership level for purchases at the Burchfield Penney only (not available online) Specials in Burchfield's Cafe   
The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning
Free admission to kids 19 and under.
In addition to the glassmaking demonstrations available all day, every day, that are included in admission, the Museum will be offering special docent-led tours at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm that will include special content in celebration of Art Museum Day. The content will focus on our unusual niche among art museums in the U.S., being an interdisciplinary institution focused on one material. We will also recognize Art Museum Day through social media, which will encourage audience engagement.
Free cookies will be distributed to all visitors, including school tours, to celebrate Art Museum Day.
The Drawing Center, New York*†
Free admission Sunday, May 17
El Museo del Barrio, New York*†
From May 19th to 23rd, El Museo will be offering a number of perks for visitors, including:
FREE ADMISSION ALL WEEK TO LAS GALERIAS
Stop by and explore our current exhibition, UNDER THE MEXICAN SKY: Gabriel Figueroa-Art and Film. The show highlights the works of Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa (1907-1997), and features film clips, stills, and paintings by eminent artists of the mid-20th century in Mexico.
20% OFF MEMBERSHIP
Join la familia by becoming a member of El Museo! Throughout the week, visitors will receive a 20% discount off all memberships from the Amigo-level ($50) and above. New members will receive a special gift from El Museo during this week.
20% OFF AT LA TIENDA (MUSEUM GIFT SHOP)
La Tienda is offering 20% off on all purchases! From a one-of-a-kind exhibition inspired piece of Jewelry, a Tote bag with umbrella, to the latest journal of contemporary Latino art, discover all these unique items at La Tienda. Restrictions apply.
MULTIPLE VISIONS, THE CRAZY MACHINE / MIRADAS MÚLTIPLES, LA MÁQUINA LOCA
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 7-930pm
Join us for the New York premiere of the documentary Multiple Visions, The Crazy Machine (Miradas múltiples, La máquina loca), directed by Emilio Maillé, the film is an immersion and celebration of the iconography of legendary Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa.
The Frick Collection, New York†
"Art Museum Day: Sunday Sketch" Sunday, May 10, 2015, 1 – 3 p.m.   
Free with museum admission; no reservations are necessary.    studio@frick.org   
In celebration of Art Museum Day 2015, join us for an afternoon of informal sketching in the Garden Court. Visitors of all skill levels are welcome, and materials are provided. Free with museum admission, or arrive early to gain entry during Sunday “pay what you wish” hours, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Reservations are not necessary.    For those who wish to bring their own art materials, please review the guidelines for sketching in the galleries prior to your visit. Due to limited capacity, groups of ten or more cannot be accommodated at Sunday Sketch. Instead, groups of ten or more are encouraged to arrange a group visit; please visit our group visit information pages or call 212.547.0704.
Grey Art Gallery, New York*†
Saturday, May 16: 10% off of all Grey Art Gallery publications
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers*†
Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3
Kite Festival - Kite Making and Contests
Hip Hop Dance Battle
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester†
Thursday, May 21
Half-priced admission
7pm Free Program: Hidden Passions
Rochester is a city of excellence, and awesomeness runs deep here. “Hidden Passions” celebrates the private hobbies and creative lives of Rochesterians and puts them center stage at the Memorial Art Gallery. The world-class musician who restores antique cars; the masseuse by day and gourmet ice cream entrepreneur by night; the postal service worker whose “other thing” is artisanal sausage making. Rochester is a city of innovation in ways you never imagined.  Come see what inspires your neighbors. Be amazed! Be moved by their hyphenated lives and liberate the creative promise inside YOU. 
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica*
Saturday, May 16: Celebrating the public opening of Monet to Matisse: The Age of French Impressionism
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Half price on all online admission ticket purchases made for May 18, 2015
Visitors who purchase the half-price admissions may apply the value of a full ticket price toward the cost of a membership
The Noguchi Museum, Long Island City*†
Sunday, May 17: Free admission
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill
Studio Museum in Harlem, New York*†
Free admission and 10% off in the museum store
free family and adult programs

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