Beginning October 25,
free passes to 25 metro area museums will be available
for check-out at Main Library and every branch library
in Detroit. DPL customers in good standing will be able
to check-out a free admission pass, good for 7 days,
and admitting either 2 or 4 people depending on the
museum. Participating museums include the Detroit Institute
of Arts, Detroit Historical Museum, Ford Rouge Factory
Tour, the Henry Ford Estate, Cranbrook Museums for Science
and for Art, University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of
Natural History, the Howell Nature Center, and many
more. MAP is a partnership between public libraries
and museums in Wayne, Oakland, Washtenaw, Livingston,
St. Clair and Macomb counties.
The program is sponsored by Macy's, the Library of Michigan
Foundation, and the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern
Michigan. Macy's underwrites expenses for producing
promotional materials used by and in DPL libraries as
well as print and media advertising for the program.
MAP begins October 25, and continues through October,
2008. If successful, it will be considered for a second
year.
Click
here to go directly to the Museum Adventure Pass website.