Inclusive by design, the event represents Smithsonian’s commitment to make learning and the spread of knowledge accessible to everyone, giving museums across all 50 states the opportunity to emulate the admission policy of the Smithsonian museums in Washington D.C. Last year’s event drew over 400,000 participants, and this year’s event expects record-high participation.

“We celebrate Colorado’s places, stories and cultures of Colorado everyday, and this is evident the minute you enter our museum, said Ed Nichols, History Colorado CEO. “On Museum Day Live, we offer even more for visitors of all ages to spark imaginations and stimulate conversations about our state’s issues and future.”

Our special traveling exhibit RACE, will have also just opened.  The classic image of the American nation — a melting pot in which differences of race, wealth, religion and nationality are submerged in democracy — is being replaced by a prevailing attitude that celebrates difference and abandons assimilation. While this upsurge in ethnic awareness and diversity has had many healthy consequences, race remains an open wound in the United States today.  The History Colorado Center believes that RACE: Are We So Different? encourages Colorado museum visitors and community groups to explore the science, history and everyday impact of race.  The exhibition opens September 20 and runs through January 4. 

The Museum Day Live! ticket will be available to download beginning in August at Smithsonian.com/museumdaylive. Visitors who present the Museum Day Live! ticket will gain free entrance for two at participating venues for one day only. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. For more information about Museum Day Live! 2014 and a list of participating museums and cultural institutions, please visit: Smithsonian.com/museumday/venues.

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About History Colorado

History Colorado, a Smithsonian Affiliate, inspires generations to find wonder and meaning in our past and to engage in building a better Colorado. Find us on at Facebook.com/HistoryColorado and on Twitter: @HistoryColorado.

For more information visit www.HistoryColorado.org, call 303-HISTORY (447-8679) or visit us at the History Colorado Center at 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203.