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Art-Reach’s ACCESS Admission Program Provides Affordable Admission to Holiday Museum Events

December 17, 2014 Category: Uncategorized

Finding affordable family activities, especially during the holidays, is not always easy. However, Art-Reach’s newest initiative, ACCESS Admission, allows those who monitor their government-issued cash, medical and food benefits with an EBT card, to attend local museums at an affordable rate of just $2 per person. ACCESS cardholders and up to 3 additional family members can visit any of the 17 participating museums.

“ACCESS Admission is Art-Reach’s latest initiative. It’s a way for us to more deeply engage individuals in the community who are facing financial adversity. The program is tailored to meet the needs of ACCESS Card holders,” said Melissa Roderman, Art-Reach communications & engagement associate.

“It breaks down a huge financial barrier that exists in engaging with the arts in our region, and it has the potential to serve a really large portion of our cities population,” she added.

1,667 people used the program in September, and 2,247 in October. November numbers are currently being collected and tallied, but Art-Reach expects it to range from 1,700 to 2,000.

“We’ve gotten a really positive response from families in the area, granted if you are an individual you can also use the program, but we thought we would cater to that notion by reminding and encouraging people to take a moment with their friends and family to visit these great museums amidst the busy holiday season,” Roderman said.

With the exception of major holidays like Christmas and New Years’ Day, most museums are open their normal operating hours and many of them are offering special holiday exhibits that are free with admission.

“So we thought we would highlight some of the holiday programs that our partners are providing to the public–all the programs that we’ve advertising are free with admission, so whether or not you’re an ACCESS cardholder, once you get through the front door, you’re allowed to participate in these activities,” Roderman said.

Here’s a list of ACCESS Museums with holiday programming:

Full list of participating museums:

  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
  • The African American Museum in Philadelphia
  • American Swedish Historical Museum
  • The Barnes Foundation
  • Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
  • Historic Christ Church and Christ Church Burial Ground
  • Independence Seaport Museum
  • Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
  • National Constitution Center
  • National Museum of American Jewish History
  • Penn Museum
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  • Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
  • Please Touch Museum

Photo courtesy of Art-Reach

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