{"id":3096,"date":"2018-01-30T20:38:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T04:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iheartplacer.com\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2018-01-30T20:54:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T04:54:42","slug":"placer-county-museums-participating-in-saturdays-museum-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iheartplacer.com\/blog\/placer-county-museums-participating-in-saturdays-museum-day","title":{"rendered":"Placer County museums participating in Saturday\u2019s Museum Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 20th<\/sup> annual Museum Day<\/a> is Saturday, Feb. 3, with more than 26 participating museums throughout the greater Sacramento area. Museum Day offers free or half-priced tickets to experience the incredible wealth of museums our region has to offer.<\/p>\n

Placer County has two participating museums that are well worth being on your list for Museum Day. Both are offering free admission and special activities.<\/p>\n

Maidu Museum & Historic Site<\/a> is a unique spot where you can learn about the Maidu who called Placer County home for thousands of years. Visitors can grind acorns, make a bracelet or participate in other children’s activities. The museum in Roseville is also next to the sprawling Maidu park with many recreational activities to fill out your day.<\/p>\n

Roseville Utility Exploration Center<\/a> will host \u201cBird and Bug Bonanza\u201d on Saturday with a creek crawl, library story time and building a birdhouse. The focus of the program will be on learning why it is important to keep the creeks and waterways of Placer County clean.<\/p>\n

The utility exploration center is located at Mahany Park in Roseville that includes the Roseville Sports Center.<\/p>\n

Sierra College\u2019s Natural History Museum<\/a> is not part of the Museum Day, but offers free activities the first Saturday of every month. Saturday\u2019s program will include Ice Age fun with Mammoth teeth, bones and tusks and a Sabretooth Tiger skull on display.<\/p>\n

These museums are part of what makes Placer County a great place to live, work, and play!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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