JAMESTOWN, N.D. (National Buffalo Museum) – The National Buffalo Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, September 18, 2021, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based museums.

The annual event allows museums, zoos, and cultural centers from all 50 states to emulate the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities, which offer free admission every day. This year’s event is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company.

Museum Day goes beyond getting visitors through museum doors—it acts as a springboard to empower and help advance the hopes and ambitions of the public, particularly school-aged children and those in underrepresented communities. It represents a national commitment to access, equity and inclusion.

With many public spaces being shut down for a year or more, Museum Day 2021 celebrates the reopening of museums after long closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s theme, Experience America, represents the return to, and resurgence of, our country’s diverse cultural experiences, in the safest possible way. While tickets will be free of charge, participating museums will have safety precautions in place for this year’s event so guests can safely and comfortably enjoy their experience.

“We’re coming off an incredibly busy summer, with visitors from all 50 states and several other countries experiencing the museum. In keeping the Smithsonian’s Museum Day’s theme, Experience America, we’re pleased to participate in allowing more people to experience the US National Mammal, the North American bison,” said Ilana Xinos, Executive Director of the National Buffalo Museum.

The National Buffalo Museum’s mission is to advocate for the restoration of the North American Bison through education and outreach. Established in 1993, the museum continues to tell the story of the North American bison.

Museum Day tickets are available for download at Smithsonianmag.com/MuseumDay. Visitors who present a Museum Day ticket will gain free entrance for two at participating venues on September 18, 2021. One ticket is permitted per email address.

A list of participating museums, which will be continually updated as more museums continue to register, can be found at Smithsonianmag.com/MuseumDay.

For more information, please visit Smithsonianmag.com/MuseumDay.