Mark Your Calendar! Smithsonian Magazine and Hyundai Motor America Present Third Annual Museum Day |
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By: Hyundai Motor America Posted: 2007-07-16 11:03:58 |
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Declaring September 29, 2007 "Museum Day", Smithsonian magazine is proud to announce Hyundai Motor America as the presenting sponsor, with additional support from CITGO Petroleum Corporation and, for the third consecutive year, TIAA-CREF. A day when participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors, Smithsonian's Museum Day reflects the spirit of the magazine, and emulates the free- admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution's Washington, DC-based facilities.
Generating support from institutions and the public alike, National Museum Day 2006 signed up nearly 500 museums -- including 55 Smithsonian affiliates -- from 49 states. Museums can register to participate by logging onto http://www.smithsonian.com/museumday, and clicking on the "For Museums" section. "Museum Day opens the doors for all Americans to enjoy the rich diversity of our country's culture and supports Smithsonian magazine's mission to showcase and share our country's vast cultural wealth," said Kerry Bianchi, Group Publisher, Smithsonian Publishing. Museum Day's presenting sponsor, the automaker Hyundai Motor America, is pleased to be involved in this year's event. "Hyundai applauds the exceptional way Museum Day brings people together to celebrate America's culture," said Monique Morin Kumpis, Hyundai's manager, Experiential Marketing. Attendees must present the Museum Day Admission Card to gain free entry to participating institutions. The Museum Day Admission Card is available in the September issue of Smithsonian magazine and a downloadable version is available on the Museum Day website at http://www.smithsonian.com/museumdaycard. The general public is welcome to participate by going to the Smithsonian.com website and downloading the Museum Day Admission Card. Listings and links to participating museums' and sponsors' sites can be found at http://www.smithsonian.com/museumday. About Smithsonian Publishing Founded in 1970 with the launch of Smithsonian magazine, Smithsonian Publishing-comprised of Smithsonian magazine, Air & Space, goSmithsonian and the Smithsonian digital network-allows the intellectually curious to indulge and engage their passions for history, the arts, science, the natural world, culture and travel. Smithsonian Publishing's flagship publication, Smithsonian magazine, has a circulation of more than 2 million. This multi- media network is also affiliated with the world's most visited museum and research complexes at the Smithsonian Institution. For more information, visit http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com, http://www.airandspacemag.com, and http://www.gosmithsonian.com. About Hyundai Motor America Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 750 dealerships nationwide. About CITGO CITGO, based in Houston, is a refiner and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, refined waxes, asphalt and other industrial products. The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. About TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF is a national financial services organization with over $412 billion in combined assets under management and the leading provider of retirement saving products and services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields. TIAA-CREF is committed to a long-term approach to investing, providing guidance tailored to the unique needs of our clients and offering products with among the lowest expenses in the industry. |
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