Free Museum Admission First Weekend of the Month

Visit more than 200 museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and other cultural institutions for FREE on the first full weekend of every month, thanks to the Museums on Us program.

Also, museums including in NYC offer FREE admission on the first Friday of the month.

The Museums on Us program is a perk for holders of a Bank of America or Merrill credit card or debit card. Just present your active card with a photo ID for one free general admission.

Unfortunately, the free admission is only for the cardholder – it does not apply to other members of your group, including your kids. Everyone but you still must pay admission.

And the freebie is only for general admission, not for ticketed add-ons such as IMAX movies or special exhibitions. or fundraising events.

Even so, it could be worth getting the card just for the free admission.

The Museums on Us program has been in effect for the past 25 years, and includes some of the top museums in the USA – such as –

Boston – Museum of Fine Art

New York City – Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

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Indianapolis – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum

Chicago – The Morton Arboretum

Kansas City – Negro Baseball Leagues Museum

Las Vegas – Natural History Museum

Los Angeles – Autry Museum of the American West

Larger cities have multiple participating cultural institutions.

Search the Museums on Us website by city for a participating museum, zoo or botanical garden near you.

There’s also a FREE online series celebrating great works of art from museums around the world.

And it’s available to anybody, not just cardholders

Bank of America’s Masterpiece Moment digital series celebrates great works of art from museums around the world.

Each video is hosted by a leading museum director, who shares insights and commentary on a piece they have selected from their collection.

Visit Bank of America’s Masterpiece Moment to see the latest video offering, to learn more about the program, and to view previous releases.

This article is updated and published monthly on the Wednesday before the FREE museum weekend offer.

ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 20+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter, and author of guidebooks and smartphone apps – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer.

ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter currently serves as President of the International Motor Press Assn. (IMPA), a former Board Member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and a current member of the North American Travel Journalists Assn. (NATJA) and the North American Snowsports Journalists Assn. (NASJA).

Contact me at evelyn@ecoxplorer.com.