Did you know that SNAP EBT card in your wallet also qualifies you for free or reduced museum admission? Museums For All is a national program that strives to make museums accessible to everyone in the community. The museums that sign up to participate offer a freebie or a discount to people receiving receiving benefits thru the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Nationwide, there are over one thousand participating institutions.
These include art museums, history museums, science museums, children’s museums, planetariums, nature centers, historic sites, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and arboretums.
Under the program, you can get admission for $3 or less for up to four people, just by showing your SNAP card. There is no limit. You can go to as many museums as you like, as many times as you like.
Below is a list of participating museums in the Atlanta metro area, followed by a list that includes participating museums in the rest of Georgia. You can also find a participating museum in any other state.
You may also be interested in:
- Free Second Sundays at the High Museum of Art
- 4 Atlanta area museums offering free admission to Bank of America cardholders
- Blue Star Museums offer free admission to military families
Metro Atlanta participants in Museums For All
You can click thru the links for each venue’s website, to check hours and other details.
Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)
1315 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
MODA offers FREE admisision when you present a SNAP card, for up to four people per EBT card.
Check the hours before you go — the museum sometimes closes its doors while setting up a new exhibit.
Atlanta Contemporary
535 Means St
Atlanta, GA 30318
While this contemporary art gallery is technically a participant, it is ALWAYS FREE anyway — no need to present your SNAP card.
David J. Sencer CDC Museum
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30329
This museum about public health and the CDC is ALWAYS FREE. You’ll need to show either our SNAP card or a government issued ID to gain entrance.
Georgia Museum of Art
90 Carlton St
Athens, GA 30602
This venue is ALWAYS FREE. You’ll just need to reserve a timed ticket online prior to your visit. The museum is home to both permanent art collections and temporary traveling exhibits.
Oakland Cemetery
248 Oakland Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
This historic site in southeast Atlanta is always free to visit during open hours. However, your SNAP card also lets you take a guided tour for for free. Up to four people in your family can go on one of the weekend or Wednesday tours at no cost.
Smith-Gilbert Gardens
2382 Pine Mountain Rd.
Kennesaw, GA 30152
Admission with a SNAP card is FREE for anyone under 18 and $3 for adults (18+). There is no online reservation process for this — you’ll have to buy your ticket and show your card on site.
The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
1440 Spring St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
Get FREE general admission for up to four people when you present your SNAP card and another form of ID, during regular museum hours.
Participating Georgia museums outside metro Atlanta
- Columbus Botanical Garden
(Columbus, GA) - Georgia Museum of Art
(Athens, GA) - Georgia State Railroad Museum
(Savannah, GA) - Historic Westville
(Columbus, GA) - Lapham-Patterson House
(Thomasville, GA) - Old Fort Jackson
(Savannah, GA) - Pin Point Heritage Museum
(Savannah, GA) - Savannah Children’s Museum
(Savannah, GA) - Savannah History Museum
(Savannah, GA) - Thomasville History Center
(Thomasville, GA)
