Smithsonian releases 80,000 more tickets for black history museum

Published September 3, 2016 3:58am ET



The Smithsonian Institution will be opening up more free passes to the newest building, the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, starting Tuesday.

After blowing through its first round of tickets from Sept. 24 through October, the museum will now offer tickets through December. More than 80,000 additional tickets will be made available through Oct. 2.”We are humbled and honored by the outpouring of visitor interest in celebrating the museum’s grand opening with us,” said Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the museum in a press release Friday. “As a result of this unprecedented interest, we are making more passes available so that as many people as possible can experience the museum in person during this historic moment and for years to come.”

Because of the high demand, all museum guests must have a pass to gain entry.