Free or half-off admission at many Downtown museums. Participants:
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art
Half-price General Admission
Special Events:
– Two screenings of the Chinese film “Confucius”
– 10% off on all sales in the gift shop.
belzmuseum.org
Center for Southern Folklore
Free Admission
Special Events:
“50 Years with Elvis,” a retrospective of art created in honor of The King by Nashville artist Betty Harper.
southernfolklore.com
Cotton Museum
Free Admission
Special Events:
– Guided tours, hands-on demonstrations and storytellers all day.
memphiscottonmuseum.org
Elmwood Cemetery
Free self-guided audio tours from 8a.m. until noon
elmwoodcemetery.org
Fire Museum of Memphis
Buy one Admission and get one of equal or lesser value free
firemuseum.com
Jimmy Ogle Tours
Free City Tours
10:00a.m. Union Avenue Manhole Cover & History Tour (begin at the Cotton Museum)
11:00a.m. Court Square & Surroundings (begin at Court Square)
12:00p.m. Mississippi River (begin at Confederate Park)
jimmyogle.com
Memphis Railroad and Trolley Museum
Half price Admission
mrtm.org
Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum
Buy one Admission and get one free
memphisrocknsoul.org
Mississippi River Museum at Mud Island River Park
Buy one Admission and get one of equal or lesser value free
Special Events:
60 minute Guided Riverwalk Tours of the Riverwalk model, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm
www.mudisland.com
National Ornamental Metal Museum
Free Admission
Special Events:
– Blacksmith demonstration at 2:30pm and a foundry demonstartion at 3pm.
– A special exhibition of work by Master Metalsmith Eleanor Moty, best-known for bringing the photetching process into the field of metalsmithing.metalmuseum.org
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
Buy one Admission and get one free
Special Events:
– Artists’ market and live music.
slavehavenundergroundrailroadmuseum.org
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Buy one Admission and get one free
Special Events:
– Wattstax The Living Word: Special 40th Anniversary Exhibit is on display
staxmuseum.com
Sun Studio
Free Admission and Tours
sunstudio.com
W.C Handy Museum
Buy one Admission and get one free
wchandymemphis.org
Woodruff-Fontaine House
Buy one General Admission and Tour and get the second half-price
Special Events:
– “Mourning Memphis” on display, featuring mourning rituals of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and highlighting the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878.
woodruff-fontaine.com/tours