Discovery Museum Participates In Blue Star Program

This summer, the Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda is participating in Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 1,300 museums across America, to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families. These include children's museums, fine art museums, history and science museums, and nature centers.

View map and a list of other participating museums.

The free admission program runs through Labor Day, September 5, 2012. It is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention Common Access Card (CAC), a DD Form 1173, or a DD Form 1173-1, which includes active duty military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), National Guard and Reserve members, and up to five immediate family members. Present your ID card at the Lake County Discovery Museum front desk to receive free admission.

The Discover Museum is located on Route 176, just west of Fairfield Road and east of Wauconda in Lakewood Forest Preserve. Gallery hours are Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The museum is currently featuring the special exhibition - The Blues: From the Heart and Soul through August 19. 

About the Lake County Discovery Museum

This nationally-accredited museum provides visitors with hands-on exhibits and educational programs, and is also home to the nation’s largest collection of picture postcards.

About Blue Star Families

Blue Star Families is a national, non-partisan, non-profit network of military families from all ranks and services including guard and reserve, with a mission to support, connect and empower military families. In addition to morale and empowerment programs, Blue Star Families raises awareness of the challenges and strengths of military family life with civilian community and leaders. 

About the National Endowment for the Arts

The NEA is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts – both new and established – bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the largest annual national funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.