I went on a hunt to scout out some practical ways to obtain free admission to various museums or cultural attractions in the US and beyond and came up with the below alternatives. Some of these opportunities are 100% free and some, for the real serious museum connoisseurs, require a fee but still in the long run save you a lot of dough. But skim through the various options and hopefully you should be able to find one that is suitable for you.

*Bank of America's <i>Museums On Us </i>Promotion:

Bank of America offers customers free admission to over 70 museums nationwide on select days. This promotion at one time only ran during a single month annually, but the company has recently extended the offer and card holders can now take advantage of it throughout the entire year. How does it work? It's easy. There are no sign up forms or advance tickets to reserve; simply show up at a participating museum on an appropriate day, flash your bank card and identification and you are in.

The Museums On Us Free Admission Ticket Promotion is currently valid on the first weekend of every month, so for the month of April 2009 that is equal to the 4th and the 5th. Program details for May 2009 and thereafter are scheduled to be updated soon and can be verified on the http://promotions.bankofameric a.com/museums official website. You can also access this website to determine which cities in your state participate in the Bank of America free ticket promotion.

*Free Museum Passes from your local library

Public Libraries are an excellent resource for museum tickets. As advocates of all things educational for all members of the public, regardless of economic status, most libraries are thrilled to offer free passes to museums or other cultural affairs to their respective communities. In fact, some libraries even offer their own in house art or history exhibits which are generally accessible for free during certain hours.

Details may vary per location, so check with your neighborhood library for specifics. The way it works for most, though, is that each library location is granted a certain number of free museum passes that they are allowed to "rent out" free to library card owners. The library members are usually required to be in good standing with few fines and no outstanding due books. Depending on the particular museum as well as the library the passes may be only valid for a certain number of days. Additionally, some libraries require the

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