The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is participating in the Smithsonian Magazine’s 12th annual Museum Day Live! program: on Saturday, September 24

(TRAVPR.COM) USA - September 21st, 2016 - Concord, NH –The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is participating in the Smithsonian Magazine’s 12th annual Museum Day Live! program: on Saturday, September 24, general admission to the Discovery Center will be free for visitors with a pass downloaded from the Museum Day Live! web page: Smithsonian.com/museumday.  Each household is eligible for one two-person pass. Planetarium shows ($5 per person) are not included.

On September 24, participating museums across America will offer free general admission as part of this event. 200,000 people participated in last year’s Museum Day Live!, with more anticipated in 2016. For more information about Museum Day Live! and a full list of participating museums, visit Smithsonian.com/museumday.

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center features 21st century interactive exhibits on aviation, astronomy, Earth and space sciences, a state-of-the-art planetarium and a variety of science, technology, and engineering and mathematics programs. The engaging, robust educational programs are geared towards families, teens, seniors, students, community groups and lifelong learners. For more information, visit www.starhop.com.

Smithsonian Media, the publisher of the Smithsonian magazine, is a division of Smithsonian Enterprises, the revenue-generating business unit of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum and research complex consisting of 20 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities. Approximately 30 million people from around the world visit the Smithsonian annually.

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