Grant will pay for Amazeum field trips

BENTONVILLE — A grant from the Walmart Foundation will provide free admission to the Scott Family Amazeum for local students on school field trips during the 2015-16 school year, officials said Wednesday.

The grant of $327,144 covers admission for students from schools in Benton and Washington counties only, said Molly Rawn, Amazeum's director of development and communications. Any school in the area will qualify for the admission waiver. About 20,000 students are expected to benefit from the grant, Rawn said.

Admission to Amazeum normally will be $9.50 per person and free for children under 2 years old, said Sam Dean, museum director. The museum, which is geared toward children and families, opens July 15. It's located at the intersection of Northeast J Street and Museum Way, next to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Amazeum officials applied for the grant and were informed last month they had received it.

"One of our motivations for doing this is, we know a field trip here would not be possible for some schools without this funding," Rawn said.

The museum will begin accepting field trip reservations in August and start hosting those trips Oct. 5, said Mindy Porter, director of education.

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