GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As part of the Blue Star Museums program, the Florida Museum of Natural History will offer free admission to all fee-based exhibits for active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2014.

This is the third consecutive year the Florida Museum has participated in the Blue Star program, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 2,000 museums across America. The program runs from May 26 through Sept. 1.

“We are honored to be part of the Blue Star Museums program and help provide our nation’s active duty military personnel with a high-quality museum experience,” said associate curator for Lepidoptera Jaret Daniels, who also oversees the museum’s exhibits and public programs division.

Free admission is available to any active duty U.S. military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. For more information on the program, including a list of participating museums and acceptable IDs, visit http://arts.gov/national/blue-star-museums/frequently-asked-questions.

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Writer: Katina Prokos, kprokos@flmnh.ufl.edu
Source: Jaret Daniels, jdaniels@flmnh.ufl.edu, 352-273-2052
Media Contact: Paul Ramey, pramey@flmnh.ufl.edu, 352-273-2054