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Meet your Museums in August!

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From Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG)

#MeetYourMuseumRD

This summer the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) is excited to get Red Deerians involved with art, history, and culture around the city. Visit a Red Deer interpretive centre or museum in August for your chance to win a gift basket. There are 7 gift baskets up for grabs throughout the summer, with prizes valued at over $500 total!

Giveaway runs to August 31, 2019.

Two ways to win!

Receive an entry into the main giveaway for each Red Deer interpretive centre/museum visited by:

  1. taking a photo during your visit; and

  2. tagging that location and the MAG on social media.

Include your I met my Museum pin in your photo(available at the MAG & participating organizations; limited quantities available), and receive a bonus entry into the main draws!

PLUS, all visitors to participating locations have the opportunity to enter into the grand prize giveaway onsite: no photo required!

Participating locations – visit the following museums or interpretive centres this August:

Receive one entry into the #MeetYourMuseumRD giveaway for each interpretive centre/museum visited in Red Deer, AB, by taking a photo during your visit, and tagging that organization and the MAG on social media. Include your “I Met My Museum” pin in your photo (available at the MAG & participating organizations), and receive a bonus entry! Three winners will be drawn for 3 random gift baskets on July 31stand another 3 on September 3rd.  There is a maximum of 2 entries into the monthly draw per visit, per organization. All entrants will also receive 1 entry into the grand prize gift basket.  There will be a $50 gift card to the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery present in each basket, plus additional items from and/or themed around each participating site.  All visitors to participating organizations will have the opportunity to enter into the grand prize giveaway onsite, as well.  Full details can be found at https://www.reddeermuseum.com/your-museum/mymsummergiveaway/.

The MAG is hopping on a provincial #meetyourmuseum campaign that is organized by the Alberta Museums Association. This summer, museums across Alberta are inviting their communities to meet their museums, and we want Red Deer to be a part of it! The campaign is designed to increase awareness of Alberta museums, boost attendance, and promote joy and collective celebration of Alberta’s culture and heritage. Red Deer’s museums and interpretive centres are a significant contributor to our community. Museums like ours are leading contributors to the social, cultural, and educational fabric of Alberta, and 93% of Albertans feel that historical resources contribute to a greater quality of life in Alberta.

For more details, contact us at 403-309-8405; email [email protected]or go to the MAG website: www.reddeermuseum.com.

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