KORET MUSEUM DAYS 2009:
BAY AREA MUSEUMS OFFER FREE MOTHER’S DAY ADMISSION
IN HONOR OF KORET FOUNDATION’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY
San Francisco, CA – Celebrate Koret’s 30th anniversary with a Mother’s Day trip to the museum on Sunday, May 10, 2009. Seventeen Koret-supported Bay Area museums are offering free admission, encouraging visitors to enjoy the Bay Area’s world-class amenities.
The Mother’s Day event marks the second time that Koret has hosted Koret Museum Days, offering free admission on Mother’s Day to Bay Area museum-goers. In 2004, a similar event in celebration of the foundation’s 25th anniversary drew 55,000 visitors to 13 participating museums, inspiring a trend in corporate philanthropy-supported free weekend admission.
“In this economic climate, the price of admission is a consideration for many families,” said Lori Fogarty, Executive Director of the Oakland Museum of California. “Koret Museum Days is particularly valuable now, offering our museum’s rich exhibitions and programs to everyone in the community.”
Museums participating in Koret Museum Days 2009 include:
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco
M.H. de Young Museum
Exploratorium, San Francisco
Legion of Honor, San Francisco
Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley
Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco
Oakland Museum of California
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Zoo
San Jose Museum of Art
IMAX movie at The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose
Zeum, San Francisco
“We are pleased to highlight our longstanding partnership with the Bay Area’s arts and cultural organizations by hosting Koret Museum Days,” said Koret President Tad Taube. “By supporting these world-class institutions, Koret helps maintain San Francisco and the entire Bay Area as a tourist destination, which in turn enlivens and sustains the regional economy.”
Since 1979, Koret has contributed more than $52 million to arts, cultural, and civic institutions throughout the Bay Area.
“We are grateful for Koret’s ongoing support of arts and culture in our community, and we anticipate an impressive turnout at the Mother’s Day event,” said Connie Wolf, Director and CEO of the Contemporary Jewish Museum, which is participating in Koret Museum Days for the second time.
An entrepreneurial spirit guides Koret in addressing societal challenges and strengthening Bay Area life. Investing in strategic, local solutions, Koret helps to inspire a multiplier effect – encouraging collaborative funding and developing model initiatives.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, Koret adds to the region’s vitality by promoting educational opportunity, contributing to a diverse cultural landscape, and bolstering organizations that are innovative in their approaches to meeting community needs.
For more information on Koret Museum Days, visit www.koretmuseumdays.org.
CONTACT:
Jennifer Franco
Communications Officer
Koret Foundation
(415) 882-7740
jfranco@koretfoundation.org