Join us for the sixth annual

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

 on Friday, Sept. 24

The World Figure Skating Museum is once again participating in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day, in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket. With Museum Day set for Saturday, Sept. 25 and the World Figure Skating Museum being closed Saturdays, all tickets will be honored Friday, Sept. 24.

On that Friday, the museum staff will offer two complimentary tours, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. No reservation is necessary.

The tour will include the story of the tragedy that happened Feb. 15, 1961, when all 72 passengers ― including all 18 members of the U.S. World Figure Skating Team ― on board a flight to the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, lost their lives in a plane crash, an event that serves as the inspiration for the upcoming cinematic feature RISE. RISE shows how the unfulfilled dreams of those who lost their lives on Sabena Airlines Flight 548 would be shared – and forever realized – by the generations of skaters that have followed.

To download a ticket good for two free admissions on Sept. 24 only, please click the link below:

http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/

The museum is open from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. If you have any questions, please call 719.228.3450. 

We look forward to seeing you Sept. 24.