Wilmington, NC - Cape Fear Museum is pleased to
participate in the Blue Star Museums initiative to offer free admission to all
active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 27,
through Labor Day, September 2, 2013.
Blue Star Museums is a
collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families,
the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America. Free
admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access
card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes
active duty U.S. military—Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National
Guard and Reserve, as well as members of the U.S. Public Health Service
Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps—and up to five family members.
While Cape Fear Museum
is the only regional museum participating in Blue Star Museums, visitwww.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums to
find more.
Cape Fear Museum of
History and Science, a department of New Hanover County, is open 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday; Labor Day
through Memorial Day. General admission is $7 for adults; $6 for students with
valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID;
$4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members are
admitted free. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sunday of
each month. The Museum is located at 814 Market Street in historic downtown
Wilmington, NC. More information:www.capefearmuseum.com.
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