CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bank of America today announced the 14th season of its national Museums on Us program which will now include 150 of the nation’s finest arts, cultural and educational institutions. Designed to increase access to the arts across the nation, the program offers Bank of America and Merrill Lynch debit and/or credit cardholders the opportunity to visit these popular cultural landmarks, free of charge, on the first full weekend of every month. Museums on Us program participants include national and regional art museums, science and history museums, zoos, aquariums, and gardens.
The program covers the U.S. map and is available to millions of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch customers, currently representing one out of every two households in the United States.
“By continuing to support and expand our Museums on Us program, we offer our customers access to diverse arts and cultural resources,” said Rena M. DeSisto, arts and culture executive. “Investments in the arts create and drive greater cultural understanding, inform and inspire, and help local economies grow – setting opportunity in motion. This is a distinctive advantage of doing business with us and we are proud to share this program with cultural enthusiasts across the nation.”
Due to the program’s increased popularity, in 2011 Museums on Us is expanding its roster of participating institutions in several geographical markets across the country to a total of 150 museums and cultural centers in 85 cities, including the addition of New Mexico and Ohio. Among the museums joining the roster are the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque and the SITE Santa Fe, and the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. In states where Museums on Us already has a strong presence, the program has extended its reach into new markets including Bridgeport, Conn., Savannah, Ga., Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., Memphis, Tenn., and Williamsburg, Va.
Participants in Museums on Us range from some of the nation’s most prominent fine arts institutions – such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago – to a wide range of regional institutions such as the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., The Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, Calif., and the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo. (see full list below).
"Bank of America recognizes that museums such as ours are important community anchors and that by visiting these facilities, their customers can experience science and culture in exciting ways and gain valuable insights into the world around them," said Nigella Hillgarth, executive director of Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
To qualify for Museums on Us, customers simply present their Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain one free general admission to any participating institution. Not valid for special exhibitions, fundraising events or ticketed shows. Not to be combined with any other discounts or offers. Free admission does not guarantee reservation. Offer valid the first full weekend of each month through December 3-4, 2011.
For more information about Museums on Us, visit http://museums.bankofamerica.com.
Bank of America and the Arts
As one of the world's largest financial institutions and a major supporter of arts and culture, Bank of America has a vested interest and plays a meaningful role in the international dialogue on cultural understanding. As a global company, Bank of America demonstrates its commitment to the arts by supporting such efforts as after-school arts programs, grants to help expand libraries, programs to conserve artistic heritage as well as a campaign to encourage museum attendance. Bank of America offers customers free access to more than 150 of the nation’s finest cultural institutions through its acclaimed Museums on Us® program, while Art in our Communities® shares exhibits from the company’s corporate collection with communities across the globe through local museum partners. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation also provides philanthropic support to museums, theaters and other arts-related nonprofits to expand their services and offerings to schools and communities. Bank of America partners with more than six thousand arts institutions worldwide.
Bank of America
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Bank of America Museums on Us® Participating Museums |
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(Through December 2011) |
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ARIZONA |
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Phoenix |
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Musical Instrument Museum – NEW |
| Phoenix Art Museum |
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Tucson |
| Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block |
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CALIFORNIA |
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Inland Empire/Palm Springs |
| The Living Desert*** |
| Palm Springs Art Museum |
| Riverside Art Museum* |
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Los Angeles/Orange County |
| Autry National Center of the American West |
| Discovery Science Center |
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Hammer Museum – NEW |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
| Museum of Latin American Art |
| MUZEO |
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Skirball Cultural Center – NEW |
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Sacramento |
| The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts |
| Crocker Art Museum |
| Explorit Science Center, Davis |
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San Diego |
| Birch Aquarium at Scripps |
| The New Children’s Museum*** |
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Museum of Photographic Arts*** – NEW |
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San Francisco/Oakland |
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Chabot Space & Science Center – NEW |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum |
| de Young Museum |
| Legion of Honor |
| Museum of the African Diaspora |
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Zeum, San Francisco’s Children’s Museum – NEW |
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Silicon Valley/San Jose |
| San Jose Museum of Art |
| The Tech Museum of Innovation |
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CONNECTICUT |
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Bridgeport |
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The Discovery Museum and Planetarium – NEW |
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Hartford |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art |
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New Haven |
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Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History – NEW |
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DELAWARE |
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Wilmington |
| Delaware Art Museum** |
| Delaware Museum of Natural History |
| Winterthur Museum & Country Estate |
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FLORIDA |
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Jacksonville |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville |
| The Museum of Science and History (MOSH) |
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale |
| Bass Museum of Art |
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IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum – NEW |
| Miami Art Museum |
| Miami Children’s Museum |
| Miami Science Museum |
| Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale |
| Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) |
| Museum of Discovery & Science |
| Young At Art Children’s Museum (Davie) |
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Orlando |
| The Mennello Museum of American Art |
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Orange County Regional History Center – NEW |
| Orlando Museum of Art |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
| Florida Holocaust Museum*** |
| Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg |
| Tampa Museum of Art |
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West Palm Beach |
| South Florida Science Museum |
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GEORGIA |
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Atlanta |
| Atlanta History Center |
| High Museum of Art |
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Cartersville |
| Booth Western Art Museum |
| Tellus Science Museum |
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Savannah |
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Telfair Museums – NEW |
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ILLINOIS |
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Chicago |
| The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Chicago History Museum |
| DuSable Museum of African American History |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago |
| Shedd Aquarium |
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MAINE |
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Rockland |
| Farnsworth Art Museum |
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MARYLAND |
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Baltimore |
| The American Visionary Art Museum |
| Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture |
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MASSACHUSETTS |
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Boston |
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Cape Cod Museum of Art– NEW |
| deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum |
| Harvard Museum of Natural History |
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Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA)*** – NEW |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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Worcester Art Museum – NEW |
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MICHIGAN |
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Detroit |
| Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History** |
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Detroit Children’s Museum* – NEW |
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Detroit Historical Museum – NEW |
| Detroit Science Center |
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Flint Institute of Arts – NEW |
| The Henry Ford ** |
| Motown Museum* |
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Grand Rapids |
| Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park |
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MISSOURI |
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Kansas City |
| National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial |
| Union Station Science City |
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Saint Louis |
| Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis |
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NEVADA |
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Las Vegas |
| Las Vegas Natural History Museum |
| Lied Discovery Children’s Museum |
| Springs Preserve |
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Reno |
| Nevada Museum of Art |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| Currier Museum of Art |
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NEW JERSEY |
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North Jersey |
| Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art* |
| Liberty Science Center |
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Montclair Art Museum |
| Morris Museum |
| Newark Museum*** |
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South/Central Jersey |
| Garden State Discovery Museum *** |
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The Noyes Museum of Art of Richard Stockton College – NEW |
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WheatonArts and Cultural Center – NEW |
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NEW MEXICO – NEW |
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Albuquerque |
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Indian Pueblo Cultural Center – NEW |
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Sante Fe |
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SITE Santa Fe – NEW |
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NEW YORK |
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New York City |
| Bronx Zoo |
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El Museo del Barrio – NEW |
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International Center of Photography – NEW |
| Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum*** |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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Museum of the City of New York – NEW |
| New York Aquarium |
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New York Hall of Science – NEW |
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Staten Island Children’s Museum – NEW |
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Long Island |
| Old Westbury Gardens*** |
| Long Island Children’s Museum |
| Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages*** |
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Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum – NEW |
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NORTH CAROLINA |
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Charlotte |
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Bechtler Museum of Modern Art – NEW |
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Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture – NEW |
| Levine Museum of the New South |
| Mint Museum Randolph |
| Mint Museum Uptown |
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NASCAR Hall of Fame – NEW |
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Durham |
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Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University – NEW |
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Raleigh |
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Marbles Kids Museum – NEW |
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OHIO – NEW |
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Cleveland |
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Great Lakes Science Center*** – NEW |
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OKLAHOMA |
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Oklahoma City |
| National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |
| Oklahoma City Museum of Art |
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Tulsa |
| Gilcrease Museum |
| Philbrook Museum of Art |
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OREGON |
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Portland |
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Lan Su Chinese Garden*** – NEW |
| Pittock Mansion*** |
| Portland Art Museum |
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PENNSYLVANIA |
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Philadelphia |
| African America Museum in Philadelphia |
| National Constitution Center |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Please Touch Museum® |
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Pittsburgh |
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The Andy Warhol Museum - NEW |
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RHODE ISLAND |
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Providence |
| Museum of Work and Culture |
| Providence Children’s Museum |
| The RISD Museum |
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SOUTH CAROLINA |
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Columbia |
| EdVenture Children’s Museum |
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TENNESSEE |
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Memphis |
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Dixon Gallery and Gardens – NEW |
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Nashville |
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Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum – NEW |
| Frist Center for the Visual Arts |
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TEXAS |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
| Dallas Museum of Nature & Science |
| Fort Worth Museum of Science and History |
| Dallas Museum of Art |
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Houston |
| Children’s Museum of Houston |
| Houston Zoo |
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – NEW |
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VIRGINIA |
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Richmond |
| Children’s Museum of Richmond |
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Williamsburg |
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum – NEW |
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DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum – NEW |
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WASHINGTON |
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Seattle |
| Northwest African American Museum |
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Seattle Art Museum – NEW |
| Tacoma Art Museum |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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National Museum of Women in the Arts - NEW |
* Closed Sundays
** Program not available on Sundays
*** Contact the institution’s website for variable hours
† Museum already offers free admission on Saturdays
For more information on Museums On Us®, visit http://museums.bankofamerica.com/.