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    Museum Day is here for one day and one day only—so you'll need to hurry if you want to grasp the chance to get free Saturday admission to one of the hundreds of participating museums. The yearly event is hosted by Smithsonian magazine and involves museums and cultural institutions (机构) coming together to offer free admission for visitors who would otherwise have to pay for entry.

    You just need an email address to get a ticket

    To get a ticket, you'll need to go to the Smithsonian magazine website and pick which museum you want to go to. You'll be able to search to see which museums near you are participating, and from there you just have to put in your email address and name. After that, you can download your ticket and head out for some fun. Each Museum Day ticket is good for two people, so if you're in a group larger than that, a few people might need to sign up.

    A lot of mu sums are still feeling financial stress from the pandemic

    The event is happening as museums are still struggling from the hits they took during the first few years of the pandemic. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) estimated it will take years for museums to fully recover.

    AAM president and CEO aura lots noted that federal relief helped remove the potential of closure that many institutions were facing, but "2021 proved to be another painful year in which operating in go me dropped further and attendance was down nearly 40 % for many of our nation's mu scams." But there hope that a free day at the museums might stimulate following visits.

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    1. (1) What do we know about this year's Museum Day?
      A . Some cultural institutions contribute to it. B . Visitor scan get free tickets every Saturday. C . More museums will participate than before. D . Smithsonian magazine hosts it to raise funds.
    2. (2) You can get a Museum Day ticket by ________.
      A . writing an email B . signing up on the Internet C . visiting the nearest museum D . downloading a Smithsonian magazine
    3. (3) How can Museum Day help participating museums?
      A . Recover the financial loses. B . Remove the potential of closure. C . Increase the future attendance. D . Improve the museum operation.

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