The local museums participating in 2023 can be found HERE plus others throughout Puget Sound and across the state. Typically, more than 2,000 museums across America participate in Blue Star Museums each summer. These include children's museums, art museums, history and science museums, zoos, and nature centers. Visit as many as you want, as often as you want!
The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), 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 - and up to five family members. (A family member of active duty military may include a spouse or child, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.)
To find out which museums in Washington are participating, visit HERE. The Blue Star Museums' website includes a list of participating museums and a map to help with visit planning. Some special or limited-time museum exhibits may not be included in this free admission program. For questions on particular exhibits or museums, please contact each museum directly. For general Blue Star Museums FAQs, click here.
WASHINGTON
BREMERTON
Kitsap History Museum
Puget Sound Navy Museum
DUPONT
Dupont Historical Museum
FEDERAL WAY
Pacific Bonsai Museum
GOLDENDALE
Maryhill Museum Of Art
GRANITE FALLS
Granite Falls Historical Society
ILWACO
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
LAKEWOOD
Historic Fort Steilacoom Association
Lakewold Gardens
OAK HARBOR
Pacific Northwest Naval Air Musuem
RAYMOND
Northwest Carriage Museum
SEATTLE
Burke Museum Of Natural History And Culture
Connections Museum
Museum Of Flight
National Nordic Museum
Seattle Art Museum
SEQUIM
Sequim Museum & Arts
STEILACOOM
Steilacoom Historical Museum Association
TACOMA
9th And 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum
Foss Waterway Seaport
Museum Of Glass
Washington State Historical Society
VANCOUVER
Clark County Historical Museum
YAKIMA
Yakima Valley Museum
Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve. The 2023 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 2023 and ends on Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023. For more information on Blue Star Museums, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.