Museums Offer Free Admission to Military Families

Several museums in the San Diego area are offering free admission to military families this summer.  The Balboa Park Museums are sponsoring this with free admission to several of their attractions including the San Diego Museum of Art among others.  This summer long event started on Memorial Day and continues until September 3rd, 2012. 

Eight museums in Balboa Park have joined 1,600 museums, science centers, and art exhibits across the country in offering free admission to military families this summer. The annual Blue Star Museums program—a partnership of Blue Star Families and the National Endowment for the Arts—started on Memorial Day and will continue through Labor Day, September 3, 2012. All active duty service members and their immediate family members are eligible.
Participating museums include:

• Japanese Friendship Garden
• Mingei International Museum
• Museum of Photographic Arts
• San Diego History Center
• San Diego Museum of Art
• San Diego Museum of Man
• Timken Museum of Art
• Veterans Museum & Memorial Center

The Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego Zoo, and Veterans Museum & Memorial Center are always free for active duty service members with valid military ID. Discounts are often available for dependent family members.

For more information check out Balboa Park.