Museums offer free admissions Published June 8, 2012 By 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Blue Star Museums is a collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,500 museums across America. Launched in the summer of 2010, Blue Star Museums offers free admission to all active-duty military members and their families from Memorial Day, May 28, through Labor Day, Sept. 3, 2012. For a list of participating museums, go to http://www.nea.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/index2012.php.