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Armed Forces Day and Blue Star Museums

Armed Forces Day 2025

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In recognition of our armed forces members, past and present, admission is free for veterans with proper military ID on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025. 

Active members of the military (with ID) are always free.

Blue Star Museums 2025

We are a Blue Star Museum 2019

The 2025 Blue Star Museums program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025, and end on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025.

Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and participating museums across America. Find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve.

Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), DD Form 1173-1 ID card or the Next Generation Uniformed Services (Real) ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.

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