Hearthstone Embraces the Museums for All Program

Through Museums for All, those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) can gain free or reduced admission to more than 1,200 museums throughout the United States simply by presenting their SNAP EBT (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer) card. This is the Wisconsin Quest card here but cardholders from all states are welcome.

The cost of museum admission can be a barrier for many families. Participating museums provide reduced admission, ranging from free to $3.00, to visitors presenting their EBT card. AT HEARTHSTONE, ADMISSION IS FREE.

This reduced rate is available during all normal operating hours for regular daily tours for to up to four individuals per EBT card (but hey, if grandma makes five, we aren’t going to say no. You never say no to grandma!). With a year-round open-door policy, Museums for All invites low-income visitors to feel welcome at cultural institutions and certainly at Hearthstone.

Museums for All is a national, branded access program that encourages individuals of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum habits. It is open to participation by any type of museum — including art, history, natural history/anthropology, and general museums, children’s museums, science centers, planetariums, nature centers, historic houses/sites, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and arboretums. In fact, Appleton is a Museums for All Hub City where many other museums offer reduced or free admission.

Since the launch of the initiative in 2014/2015, Museums for All has served more than 8 million visitors nationwide at more than 1,200 museums of all varieties, representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Museums for All is the only nationally coordinated financial accessibility program in the museum field, providing an easy-to-implement structure and the ability for participating museums to customize their implementation. Learn more about the impact of Museums for All.

Museums for All is an initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency based in Washington, DC. The initiative is administered by the Association of Children’s Museums through a cooperative agreement with IMLS.