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Blue Star Museums Open This Weekend

By Amy Barnett May 31, 2017

Are you or someone in your family a member of our armed forces? Are you looking for some inexpensive ways to entertain your family this summer? Have you heard about the Blue Star Museum program?

The Blue Star Museum program offers free admission for active duty military personnel, including National Guard, Reserve and their families from Memorial Day to Labor Day each year. More than 2,000 museums across America are participating in this program for the ninth year in a row. To find out about eligibility please click here

The 2018 program will begin on Saturday, May 26, 2018 and end on Monday, September 3, 2018.  We have three participating museums in the Jackson area:  The Mississippi Children's MuseumThe Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, and the Museum of Mississippi HistoryFor a full list of participating museums please click here




Mike Barnett and Henry, age 3 at the Mississippi Children's Museum, Jackson, Mississippi.