We’re A Blue Star Museum

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is proud to join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program which provides free admission to currently serving U. S. military personnel and their families.  This year’s program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025, and ends on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025.

The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States military — Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U. S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps — and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), a DD Form 1173-1 ID card or the Next Generation Uniformed Services (Real) ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.

“The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is proud to take part in the Blue Star Museums program for military families again this summer,” says Museum director Patrick Morrison.  “The staff and Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania sincerely appreciate and thank our troops and their families for their service, and look forward to making a meaningful connection between them and our nation’s railroad history, which we represent.  We also offer free admission to our active duty service personnel year-round,” he adds.

Blue Star Museums include children’s museums, art, science and history museums, zoos, gardens, lighthouses and more from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands.  The current list of participating museums will continue to develop over the summer as organizations are added.  Find the list of participating museums here.

Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and participating museums across America.