The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts is pleased to announce that this summer several museums are participating in "Blue Star Museums," a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the military family support network Blue Star Families.

Blue Star Museums offers free admission to active-duty military and their immediate family. The program runs from May 31 to Sept. 6 Participating museums include: American Independence Museum, Exeter; Currier Museum of Art, Manchester; The Frost Place, Franconia; New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord; Poore Farm Homestead, Stewartstown; Remick Country Doctor Museum, Tamworth; Seacoast Science Center, Rye and Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth.

More museums may be added throughout the summer. Visit nh.gov/nharts for updates.