The Nahant Historical Society is proud to announce that it will once again join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. Admission to the Nahant Historical Society’s museum is already free to all, but as part of our Blue Star Museums involvement, we will offer all qualified military members a 10% discount in our shop, as well as $10 Membership in the Society. The 2022 program began on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 21, 2022, and will end on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2022.*
"Our military community looks forward to the Blue Star Museum program each year and I am excited to celebrate the 2022 season along with them.” said Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families. “Thank you Nahant for participating in this impactful program and offering military families the opportunity to enjoy the arts with you this summer.”
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.
“Museums educate and inspire, cause us to wonder and imagine, dream and remember,” said Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. “By participating in the Blue Star Museums program, the Nahant Historical Society is offering military personnel and their families an opportunity to feel connected to Nahant and other North Shore communities and to explore the world through the power of arts, culture and design, contributing to each person being able to live an artful life.”
Blue Star Museums include children’s museums, art, science, and history museums, zoos, gardens, lighthouses, and more, and hail from all 50 states, District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The current list of participating museums will continue to develop over the summer as organizations are welcome to register to be a Blue Star Museum throughout the summer. Find the list of participating museums at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums
The Society is honored to be a part of this program. We are grateful to, and supportive of, all of our military men and woman who have served, and continue to serve, our country and community.
*Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), DD Form 1173-1 ID card or the Next Generation Uniformed Services (Real) ID card to receive their discount.