Things to Do in Seattle: It’s Museum Week Northwest
Score two-for-one admission to a slew of museums in and around Seattle
By Seattle magazine staff May 19, 2014
This article originally appeared in the May 2014 issue of Seattle magazine.
!–paging_filter–pThrough Friday, May 23, more than 40 local museums—including EMP Museum, Pacific Science Center, Museum of Glass and The Museum of Flight—are offering two-for-one admission deals and special events during Museum Week Northwest. Key in a href=”http://www.museumweeknw.com” target=”_blank”museumweeknw.com/a to pick your cultural poison./p
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