“Museums on Us.” But not Totally

Since I learned at the end of April that Bank of American is offering free museum admission in the first weekend of every month throughout the year, we were looking for a time to take the kids to a museum in our area. There aren’t a lot of museums in New Jersey and only three participate in this program. Among them, only one, The Liberty Science Center, we think that the children could possibly enjoy.

So last Saturday, at the beginning of a 4-day-late-spring heat wave,  we drove 50 miles to take our daughters to LSC. At the ticket booth, my wife and I showed our BoA ATM cards and got two free tickets without any problem. When asking what about the kids, the clerk told us that the free tickets are only good for ourselves, the cardholders, not the children we bring with us. To get our 3-year in, we need to pay $11.50. For our 1-year old, it’s free anyway.  I have no problem paying for the ticket, but the policy, adults free, kids pay, did bother me a little bit. This is LSC, where children are supposed to come to learn and experience, not The Met. But they are charging the intended visitors. I wonder how many adults are coming themselves. Anyway.

Before leaving home, my wife said maybe it’s better to take her badge just in case. At that time, we didn’t know children are excluded from this program and her employer is a big sponsor in this area at a lot of places including The Met. So my wife asked whether her employer is a sponsor of LSC.

Well, guess what, it turned out it is. And with my wife’s badge, she can get five free tickets!

Museums on Us is nice. But looks like we don’t really need it

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