Rochester Hills Museum to Offer Free Admission to Military Personnel, Families

The Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm will offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer with the launch of Blue Star Museums, according to Pat McKay, a spokesperson for the museum.

Blue Star Museums is a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,800 museums nationwide, which offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013.

The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAD), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card which includes active duty U.S. military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps – up to five family members. The complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

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