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Bruce Museum Offers Free Admission to Military Personnel

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The Bruce Museum welcomes the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families this summer, as part of its participation in the ninth annual Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America.

Blue Star visitors to the Bruce this summer will enjoy an array of exhibitions and programs. Of special interest to military families is “Patriotic Persuasion: American Posters of the First World War.” The exhibition features a selection of original posters, most of which were donated to the Bruce Museum by Beverly and John W. Watling III. Commemorating the centennial of U.S. involvement in World War I, Patriotic Persuasion will be on display through June 10.

The Bruce Museum is a community-focused, world-class institution highlighting art, science and natural history in more than a dozen changing exhibitions annually. The museum also provides a range of programs related to its exhibitions and collections. Please visit brucemuseum.org for the complete schedule of exhibitions and programs.

A list of participating museums nationwide is available at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums

The national program runs from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, May 26, through Labor Day, Sept. 3; the Bruce will extend this offer to military personnel and their families on a year-round basis.

The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as Active Duty and Reservists, National Guardsman (regardless of status), U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.

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