Museums offer free admission

Museums offer free admission

More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer. in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.

The expanded Blue Star Museums initiative will be announced Tuesday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City where more than 40 museums are participating. The offer of free admission runs from Memorial Day until Labor Day at sites nationwide.

More info: http://www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums