Georgia’s Old Capital Museum will join participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. In doing so the museum emulates the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington-based facilities and joins the celebration of our world’s dynamic heritage and cultural life on this day.

Museum Day 2010 is poised to be the largest to date, outdoing last year’s record-breaking event. More than 300,000 museum goers and 1,300 venues in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico participated in Museum Day 2009.

“Georgia’s Old Capital Museum is proud to participate again this year in Museum Day, and our staff and volunteers look forward to welcoming visitors to the museum’s galleries. This is truly the place to visit first in learning about the history of this area and the history of Milledgeville. We offer an experience of Historic Proportions, and on Saturday, September, it is free,” said Executive Director Amy Wright.

The cost of the event is free. The Museum Day Ticket is available to download at www.smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the official pass will gain free admission for two people to participating museums. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address.    

Georgia’s Old Capital Museum is located at 201 East Greene Street on the ground floor of the Old Statehouse on the Campus of Georgia Military College.

The event date is set for Saturday, Sept. 25, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Georgia’s Old Capital Museum sponsors a series of programs committed to the education and enjoyment of the public and partners with other museums and institutions with a similar mission.