{"id":"us-holocaust-memorial-museum-free-admission","name":"United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Free Admission","provider":"United States Holocaust Memorial Museum","entitlement_type":"cultural-access","entitlement_type_label":"Cultural access","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"Free or reduced admission to museums, zoos, historic sites, performances, and other cultural attractions through an eligibility or access program.","domain":"culture-and-recreation","archetype":"access-program","agent_instruction":"Check the qualifying credential, exact admission price, eligible party size, reservation rules, hours, and excluded add-ons."},"summary":"The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., is free; its current Permanent Exhibition requires a free timed-entry ticket while other exhibitions generally do not.","benefit":{"description":"No-price admission to Museum exhibitions, memorial spaces, films, and included daily programs, with a free timed-entry ticket providing access to the current Permanent Exhibition while it remains open.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Museum visitor","Holder of a Permanent Exhibition timed-entry ticket"],"requirements":"All visitors pass through security and follow Museum policies. A timed ticket is required for the current Permanent Exhibition but not for entry to the building or most other exhibitions; exhibition age guidance, capacity, hours, closures, and group procedures apply.","activation":"Check the official admission page before visiting. Reserve a timed ticket if you want the Permanent Exhibition, or visit the other open exhibitions under the posted entry rules. Limited same-day timed tickets are released online.","cost_basis":"no-cost","cost_basis_label":"No-cost access","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"free","definition":"The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.","agent_instruction":"Still disclose optional add-ons, transportation, parking, replacement charges, taxes, capacity, and eligibility conditions found in fees or requirements.","variation_patterns":null,"does_not_mean":null},"fees":"Museum admission and timed tickets are free, but advance online ticket orders currently carry a $1 transaction fee. Travel, parking, cafe, and shop purchases are separate. The current Permanent Exhibition closes to the public for reconstruction beginning in January 2027 through 2029, while other exhibitions remain available under the Museum's current schedule.","personalized":false,"regions":["US","Washington, DC"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://www.ushmm.org/information/visit-the-museum/admission-tickets/","source_url":"https://www.ushmm.org/information/visit-the-museum/admission-tickets/","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.ushmm.org/information/visit-the-museum/admission-tickets/","evidence":[{"source":"United States Holocaust Memorial Museum","url":"https://www.ushmm.org/information/visit-the-museum/admission-tickets/","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"national","family":"culture-parks-and-libraries","jurisdiction":"United States","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/us-holocaust-memorial-museum-free-admission","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}