Bruce Museum Welcomes Military Personnel This Summer

Greenwich, CT - The Bruce Museum in Greenwich welcomes the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families this summer, as part of its participation in the ninth annual Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America.

“As many military families spend the summer months moving from one duty station to another, or reconnecting with a parent who has returned from deployment, Blue Star Museums helps service members and their families create memories,” said Blue Star Families Chief Executive Officer Kathy Roth-Douquet. “Blue Star Families has great appreciation for the generosity of the museums across the country that roll out the red carpet for the families who serve alongside their service members. We are thrilled with the continued growth of the program and the unparalleled opportunities it offers.”

Blue Star visitors to the Bruce this summer will enjoy an array of exhibitions and programs. Of special interest to military families is Patriotic Persuasion: American Posters of the First World War. The exhibition features a selection of original posters, most of which were donated to the Bruce Museum by Beverly and John W. Watling III. Commemorating the centennial of U.S. involvement in World War I, Patriotic Persuasion will be on display through June 10. 

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. This year’s participating Blue Star Museums represent not just fine arts museums, but also science museums, history museums, zoos, nature centers, and children’s museums. A list of participating museums nationwide is available at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

The national program runs from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, May 26, through Labor Day, September 3, 2018; the Bruce is pleased to be able to extend this offer to military personnel and their families on a year-round basis. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military -- Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as Active Duty and Reservists, National Guardsman (regardless of status), U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members.

The attached press release provides more details about the Blue Star Museums program and summer exhibitions at the Bruce. Also attached is an image of one of the posters in our Patriotic Persuasion exhibition. The caption/credit info: Howard Chandler Christy (American, 1873-1952).Fight or Buy Bonds, 1917 Lithograph, 40 ½ x 30 in. Gift of John and Beverly Watling, Bruce Museum Collection 2008.03.01.

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