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CONTACTS: Lauren Saul Katie Phillips
National Constitution Center Art-Reach
215-409-6895 215-568-2115 x 2 lsaul@constitutioncenter.org
kphillips@art-reach.org
Philadelphia, PA (August 29, 2014) – The National Constitution Center will offer $2 admission to ACCESS cardholders, as a part of a new city-wide initiative to bring underserved audiences and their families into Philadelphia’s exciting cultural venues.
Launching September 1, 2014, ACCESS Admission , founded by the Philadelphiabased arts accessibility nonprofit Art-Reach , will grant ACCESS cardholders (those
Pennsylvania residents who monitor their government issued cash and food benefits with an EBT card) access to participating museums, science centers, gardens, and historic sites at the discounted rate of $2/per person.
ACCESS cardholders who visit the National Constitution Center can enjoy everything the museum has to offer —including its main exhibition, The Story of We the People , featuring more than 100 multimedia exhibits, films, photographs, text, sculpture, and artifacts exploring the Constitution and its legacy of freedom. Cardholders will also enjoy the stirring, 360-degree theatrical performance, Freedom Rising , and in late October, can be among the first to see the museum’s upcoming exhibition featuring one of the 12 surviving copies of the Bill of Rights .
The ACCESS Admission initiative joins the ranks of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural
Alliance’s STAMP: the Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Family Teen Program and Campus
Philly’s Open Arts, to round out a city-wide effort to provide unique discounts and activities that bring new and nontraditional audiences into local arts venues.
Other participating ACCESS Admission venues for the first year include: the Academy of
Natural Sciences of Drexel University, the African American Museum in Philadelphia,
American Swedish Historical Museum, the Barnes Foundation, Eastern State
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Penitentiary Historic Site, Historic Christ Church and Christ Church Burial Ground,
Independence Seaport Museum, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania,
Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, National Museum of
American Jewish History, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent, Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, and the Please Touch Museum.
ACCESS Admission’s planning process is supported by grants from the Barra
Foundation and PECO.
About Art-Reach
Art-Reach is a Philadelphia based non-profit established in 1986 to make the arts of our region more accessible to people that lack access to our cultural organizations because of a disability, economic disadvantage, or other adversity. Through ticketed live arts events, on-site workshops, and in-depth partnerships, Art-Reach empowers over 17,000 traditionally under-served individuals, of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to creatively participate in their communities, every year. For more information about how to get involved with or support Art-Reach, visit art-reach.org
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About the National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is the Museum of We the People,
America’s Town Hall, and a Headquarters for Civic Education. As the Museum of We the People , the National Constitution Center brings the United States Constitution to life for visitors of all ages and inspires active citizenship by celebrating the American constitutional tradition. The museum features interactive exhibits, engaging theatrical performances, and original documents of freedom. As the only institution established by
Congress to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a nonpartisan basis,” the National Constitution Center serves as a Headquarters for Civic
Education —offering cutting-edge learning resources including the premier online
Interactive Constitution. As Ame rica’s Town Hall
, the National Constitution Center hosts timely constitutional conversations uniting distinguished leaders, scholars, authors, and journalists from across the political spectrum. For more information, call 215-409-
6700 or visit constitutioncenter.org
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