Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art offers Two-for-Tuesdays

EUGENE -- (Sept. 25, 2008) -- The University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will offer Two-for-Tuesdays, a cost-effective way for museum-goers to visit the museum. Two-for-Tuesdays makes regular museum admission -- $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and high school students -- available at half price or two for the price of one. Two-for-Tuesdays starts on Oct. 7 and is on-going. The museum is open on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art added Tuesday hours in July, giving visitors the opportunity to experience the museum six days a week. Precious Cargo: The Museum Store and Marché Museum Café are also open to the public on Tuesdays. The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s operating hours are:

Tuesday: 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday-Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

About the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
The University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is a premier Pacific Northwest visual arts center for exhibitions and collections of historic and contemporary art based in a major university setting. The JSMA features significant collections galleries devoted to art from China, Japan, Korea, America and elsewhere as well as changing exhibition galleries. The JSMA is one of six museums in Oregon accredited by the American Association of Museum.

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is located on the University of Oregon campus at 1430 Johnson Lane. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Sundays. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and high school students. Free admission is given to ages 13 and under, JSMA members, college students with ID, and University of Oregon faculty, staff and students. For information, contact the JSMA, 541-346-3027.

About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon's flagship public university. The UO is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization made up of 62 of the leading public and private research institutions in the United States and Canada. Membership in the AAU is by invitation only. The University of Oregon is one of only two AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.

Contact: Debbie Williamson-Smith, 541-346-0942, debbiews@uoregon.edu; Erick Hoffman, 541-346-3162, erickh@uoregon.edu

Link: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, jsma.uoregon.edu

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