Free Museum Tickets for Military and Their Families: Massachusetts Locations

A list of Blue Star Museums in MA

From Memorial Day, May 31^st through Labor Day, September 6^th, 2010, military personnel and their families can gain free admission to more than 850 museums throughout the 50 states.

The Blue Star Museums free museum tickets for the military program is offered by a partnership among Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the individual participating institutions.

The Blue Star Museums free admission opportunities are open to active duty military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), National Guard and Reserve members and up to five immediate family members, who should be prepared to present either a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card. Spouses of deployed military are also eligible for Blue Star Museums free tickets.

World famous and remarkable museums are opening their doors free of charge to military and their families all over the country. (Full list of locations). Below are the participating Blue Star Museums in the state of Massachusetts, with links, hours of operation and contact info.

Attleboro Art Museum

86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703

508.222.2644

Hours: 10am-4pm (closed Sundays & Mondays)

Boston Children's Museum

308 Congress Street, Boston 02210

(617) 426-6500

Hours: Everyday except Fridays 10am-5pm; Fridays, 10am-9pm

Cape Cod Museum of Art

60 Hope Lane, Dennis 02638

508.385.4477

Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm

Thursday 10 am - 8 pm

Sunday: noon - 5 pm

Children's Museum at Holyoke

444 Dwight Street, Holyoke, MA 01040

413-536-KIDS

Hours: Wednesday to Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm

Sundays: Noon - 4 pm

Children's Museum in Easton

The Old Fire Station, 9 Sullivan Avenue, North Easton, MA 02356

508-230-3789

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm

Saturday, 12 - 4 pm

Closed Sundays

Concord Museum

53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord 01742

(978) 369-9763

Hours:

April-December

Monday-Saturday 9:00 - 5:00

Sunday 12:00 - 5:00

Open Sundays in June, July and August 9:00 - 5:00

January-March

Monday - Saturday 11:00 - 4:00

Sunday 1:00 - 4:00

Discovery Museums

177 Main Street, Acton 01720

978.264.4200

Hours: Saturday-Thursday 9am-4:30pm

Fridays 9am-9pm

EcoTarium

222 Harrington Way, Worcester 01604

(508) 929-2700

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m

Fairbanks House

511 East Street Dedham, MA 02026

781-326-1170

Hours: Open for tours May-October

Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 1pm-4pm

Fuller Craft Museum

455 Oak Street Brockton, MA 02301

508-588-6000

Hours: Tues-Sun 10am-5pm

Wednesdays 10am-9pm

Closed Mondays

Griffin Museum of Photography

67 Shore Road, Winchester MA 01890

781-729-1158

Hours: Tuesday - Thursday: 11AM - 5PM

Friday: 11AM - 4PM

Saturday and Sunday: Noon - 4PM

Harvard Museum of Natural History

26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

617.495.3045

Hours: 9am-5pm

Historic New England Sites

Hours and Locations Vary

Institute of Contemporary Art

100 Northern Ave., Boston 02210

617-478-3100

Hours: Tue. and Wed. 10 am - 5 pm

Thu. and Fri. 10 am - 9 pm

Sat. and Sun. 10 am - 5 pm

Closed Mondays

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

280 The Fenway, Boston MA 02115

617 566 1401

Hours: Tuesdays-Sundays 11am-5pm

Martha's Vineyard Museum

59 School Street, Edgartown, MA 02539

508-627-4441, ext. 110

Hours: Summer Hours: June 19, 2010 - October 9, 2010

Monday - Saturday, 10 AM - 5 PM

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

465 Huntington Ave., Boston 02115

617-267-9300

Hours: Monday & Tuesday 10 am-4:45 pm

Wednesday-Friday 10 am-9:45 pm

Saturday & Sunday 10 am-4:45 pm

Museum of Russian Icons

203 Union Street, Clinton, MA 01510

978-598-5000

Hours: Tuesday - Friday 11 AM - 3 PM

Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM

Museum open Thurs. evenings until 7 PM

Nantucket Historical Association

15 Broad Street, Nantucket MA

508.228.1894 ext 0

Hours: Daily 10am-5pm

New Bedford Whaling Museum

18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford 02740

(508) 997-0046

Hours: June-December

Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Until 9 p.m. every second Thursday of the month

Norman Rockwell Museum

9 Route 183, Stockbridge, MA 01262

413-298-4100 x 221

Hours: May-October and holidays:

open daily: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

and until 7:00 p.m. on Thursdays in July and August

North Andover Historical Society

153 Academy Road, North Andover, MA 01845

978-686-4035

Hours: Wednesdays 1pm-3pm

Or by appointment

Old South Meeting House

310 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108

(617) 482-6439

Hours: Open Daily all year.

9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.- April 1 - October 31

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.- November 1 - March 31

Peabody Essex Museum

East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem 01970

866-745-1876

Hours: Tuesdays-Sundays 10am-5pm

Holiday Mondays- 10am-5pm

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138

617-496-1027

Hours: Daily 9am-5pm

South Shore Natural Science Center

48 Jacobs Lane, Norwell, MA 02061

781-659-2559

Hours: Mondays-Saturdays 9:30am-4:30pm

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

225 South Street, Williamstown, MA 01267

413.458.2303

Hours: July and August only, open daily, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

September through June Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture

18 Phillips Street Boston, MA 02114

(617) 523-2324

Hours: Sundays 1 - 5 PM

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11 AM - 5 PM until Thanksgiving

CLOSED on Shabbat (Saturday) and Monday