Blue Star Museums Open Their Doors to Military Families This Summer

This summer, anyone serving the military on active duty will be given free access to 24 museums in New Jersey as part of the Blue Star Museums Initiative.

In Princeton, that means free admission to the Historical Society of Princeton, Morven Museum & Garden and Princeton University Art Museum.

The program will be in effect through Labor Day on Sept. 5. 

Launched in the summer of 2010, the program is a partnership among Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts and more than 1,400 museums in the U.S.

This program offers families a chance to visit museums this summer when many will have limited resources and limited time to be together.

It’s open to those on active duty military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), National Guard and Reserve members and up to five immediate family members.

The free admission program requires ID. Please see the chart of the acceptable IDs. Children under 10 do not require an ID. 

For a complete listing of Blue Star Museums in New Jersey and nationwide, and information on eligibility, visit www.nea.gov/national/bluestarmuseums.