{"id":30351,"date":"2016-09-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarletons-w-k-gordon-center-joins-smithsonians-museum-day-live-2\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T08:45:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:45:30","slug":"tarletons-w-k-gordon-center-joins-smithsonians-museum-day-live-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarletons-w-k-gordon-center-joins-smithsonians-museum-day-live-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton’s W.K. Gordon Center joins Smithsonian’s Museum Day Live!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Free Admission to the W.K. Gordon Center!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, September 14, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas\u2014Enjoy free admission to Tarleton\u2019s W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas on Saturday, Sept. 24, as part of Smithsonian<\/em> magazine\u2019s 12th annual Museum Day Live!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Museum Day Live! celebrates the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution\u2019s Washington D.C.-based facilities, which offer free admission every day. Download a Museum Day Live! ticket at http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/museumday<\/a> for two free passes to visit the W.K. Gordon Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only one download per household permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The W.K. Gordon Center, a Tarleton museum and research facility located in the historic ghost town of Thurber, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. The center is located at Exit 367 on Interstate 20 between Fort Worth and Abilene. For more information, visit www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter<\/a> or the museum\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow\u2019s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact: Mary Adams, Museum Educator \/ Facilities Manager
254-968-1886
mkadams@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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