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Old Bridge Library expands museum pass program

Kayla J. Marsh
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The Old Bridge Public Library has expanded its Museum Pass program to include the Newark Museum and the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center in Millville, free of charge.

Wheaton Arts features special exhibitions, programs, workshops, performances and weekend festivals, along with daily glass blowing and artist demonstrations. The center, located at 1501 Glasstown Road in Millville, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday from April to December.

For a schedules of events, call 856-825-6800 or visit www.wheatonarts.org.

The Newark Museum is the state’s largest museum with nearly 300,000 objects representing American art; decorative arts; the arts of Asia, Africa, Native America, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome; and the natural sciences. The museum, located at 49 Washington St., Newark, is open from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. For more information, call 973-596-6550 or visit www.newarkmuseum.org.

The Old Bridge Public Library also offers patrons free passes to the Intrepid in New York City, the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, Insectropolis in Toms River, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, the Morris Museum in Morristown and the Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill. Discounts for the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City are also available by presenting an Old Bridge Library card at the center.

For more details about reserving and using the passes, visit www.oldbridgelibrary.org.

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