Free museum entry for active military members and their families all summer

By Jennifer Osieczanek

There couldn’t be a more perfect day to kick off the Blue Star Museums effort.

Starting Monday — Memorial Day — hundreds of museums across the country will offer free admission to all active duty, National Guard and Reserve military personnel and their families. The best part: The free admission runs through Labor Day (Sept. 1). That’s a whole summer’s worth of free museum entries for the families of those that fight for freedom for us all.

The Blue Star Museums program is a partnership run by the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, Joining Forces, MetLife Foundation and the participating museums across the U.S.

Among the participating museums are:

• The Denver Art Museum
• The San Diego Botanic Garden
• The Museum of Modern Art in New York
• The Alamo in San Antonio
• The Sedona Heritage Museum in Arizona
• The Telfair Museums in Savannah, Ga.
• The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wis.

For a complete list of museums, click here.

Please note, an active military ID is required to gain the free entry.

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