SOONER FOOTBALL TICKETS GARNER MUSEUM DISCOUNTS ON GAME DAYS

August 29, 2007

Sooner fans visiting Norman for a football game will have an opportunity to grab some Sooner culture and history during their visit … at a discount. Throughout the football season, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, both on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus, offer a $1 discount on admission to anyone showing an OU football ticket on the day of the game.

Regular admission rates for each museum are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for youth ages 6 to 17, and free for children ages 5 and under. With game day discounts in play, a family of four may visit both museums for under $25 and enjoy a full day of fine art and dinosaur fun before the kick-off.

Football ticket discounts are valid only for the day of the game on the ticket and may not be combined with any other promotion or discount.

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The art museum is open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays.

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is located at 555 Elm Ave. and features works from Edward Hopper to Vincent Van Gogh. The museum’s extraordinary collection includes French Impressionist, American, Native American, modern and contemporary art; Asian sculpture; photography; icons; Persian miniatures and more. Additional information is available by calling (405) 325-4938.

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is located at 2401 Chautauqua Avenue. Exhibits feature record-setting dinosaurs, archaeological and Native American cultural artifacts, and realistic dioramas of Oklahoma ecosystems. Additional information about is available on the museum’s Web site: www.snomnh.ou.edu or by calling (405) 325-4712.

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