Free Admission for Military Personnel at Two Mississippi Museums
The Two Mississippi Museums – the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum – will participate in Blue Star Museums, a program offering free admission to currently serving military personnel and their families, from Armed Forces Day on May 17 to Labor Day, Sept. 1.
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 participating museums across America. For a list of participating museums, visit arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums.
“We are proud to take part in this program, which allows the families of servicemen and servicewomen to enjoy these museums at no cost,” said Michael Morris, director of the Two Mississippi Museums. “The proud tradition of military service is an important part of Mississippi history, and those stories are reflected in each museum.”
The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States military — Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, 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), DD Form 1173-1 ID card or the Next Generation Uniformed Services (Real) ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened in tandem with the Museum of Mississippi History on Dec. 9, 2017, in celebration of the state's bicentennial and is administered by MDAH. The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum explores the period from 1945 to 1976 when Mississippi was ground zero for the Civil Rights Movement nationally. The Museum of Mississippi History explores the entire sweep of Mississippi’s territorial and state history and the inhabitants of its land.
For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.