On Saturday, the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum will open its galleries free of charge along with other participating museums nationwide for Smithsonian magazine's 13th annual Museum Day Live! Free admission tickets, which must be obtained at Smithsonian.com/museumday, apply only to heritage museum galleries.

Smithsonian recognizes the extraordinary power of museums, and other cultural institutions, to provide visitors with insight and inspiration. Museum Day Live! represents a nationwide commitment to boundless curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge wherever you are.The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum is a 30,000-square foot teaching institution. Its collections of historical Americana include over 30,000 three-dimensional objects, 3 million documents and more than 120,000 vintage photographs.The museum is located at 432 W. Walnut Street in Allentown. Parking is available in the rear of the museum, on the street, and in nearby lots.For more information on the museum, call 610-435-1074, visit

www.lehighvalleyheritagemuseum.org or visit on Facebook.