3 Mesa museums to offer free admission for one night
Dec 11, 2019, 4:05 AM | Updated: 12:17 pm
(City of Mesa Photo)
(City of Mesa Photo)
PHOENIX — Three Mesa museums are opening their doors to everyone for a few hours one night this week.
The Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum and i.d.e.a. Museum are offering free admission from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday as part of the city’s annual Merry Museums event.
The initiative is aimed at making science, art and interactive activities available to all regardless of financial situations, according to a press release.
Visitors will save $12 on adult tickets and $7 on child tickets at the Arizona Museum of Natural History and $9 for general admission at the i.d.e.a. Museum.
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Admission to the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum is always free, but the facility usually closes at 5 p.m.
Because of the popularity of the event, the museums could near visitor capacity.
If that happens, museum staff will start offering timed tickets at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. No advanced tickets will be distributed.
The three museums are located within a few blocks of each other in Mesa’s downtown area near Main Street.
There will also be food trucks, a Christmas market and ice rink on Main Street during that time as part of the city’s Merry Main Street event.
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