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Museum discount for low-income Pennsylvanians

Low-income Pennsylvania residents will be able to gain low-cost admission to 17 of the region's biggest and most popular museums and cultural sites, thanks to a program to be announced Tuesday.

Low-income Pennsylvania residents will be able to gain low-cost admission to 17 of the region's biggest and most popular museums and cultural sites, thanks to a program to be announced Tuesday.

The program, dubbed ACCESS Admission, will provide $2 admission for all holders of Pennsylvania ACCESS cards, electronic cards used for dispensing Medicaid benefits, food stamps, and other services.

Each ACCESS card can be used by families of up to four, at $2 per family member; approximately 480,000 residents with ACCESS cards are eligible, according to officials.

Art-Reach, a service organization that works to provide cultural opportunities for low-income and disabled citizens, organized the program, which goes into effect before the end of September.

Participating institutions are: the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University; the African American Museum in Philadelphia; American Swedish Historical Museum; the Barnes Foundation; Eastern State Penitentiary; Christ Church and Christ Church Burial Ground; Independence Seaport Museum; Morris Arboretum; the Mütter Museum; the National Constitution Center; the National Museum of American Jewish History; the University of Pennsylvania Museum; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Philadelphia's Magic Gardens; and the Please Touch Museum.