Brandywine Valley Attractions Offer Military Personnel and Families Free Admission as part of the Blue Star Museums Initiative

 

Brief: Seven cultural attractions from the Brandywine Museums & Gardens Alliance offer free admission for military personnel and families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011

Wilmington, DE, May 23, 2011—Media Contact: MaryLynn Mack, 302-295-2390; mlmack@dehistory.org. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Seven Brandywine Valley museums are joining institutions all over the United States to thank our military personnel and their families for their service and sacrifice by offering them free admission from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The program represents a broad range of art, history, science, and culture for children and adults. More than 1,300 museums are participating. 

            "Military families deserve our appreciation for the challenges they face," said MaryLynn Mack, president of the Brandywine Museums & Gardens Alliance. "We are delighted to join the rest of the country in welcoming them to our extraordinary cultural attractions, and by waiving the admission fees this summer."   

About Blue Star Museums

Blue Star Museums is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and museums across the country. The program runs from Memorial Day, May 30, through Labor Day, September 5, 2011. Free admission 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 military and their immediate family members, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserve. Some special or limited-time museum exhibits may be excluded. For specific questions, please contact the museum directly.

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Participating Museums

Brandywine River Museum, U.S. Route 1, Chadds Ford, PA 19317; www.brandywinemuseum.org. Lora Englehart, 610-388-8337; lenglehart@brandywine.org.

Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806; www.delart.org. Molly Keresztury, 302-351-8515; mkeresztury@delart.org.

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington, DE 19801; www.thedcca.org. Sara Monserrat Teixido, 302-656-6466, x. 7110; steixido@thedcca.org.

Delaware Historical Society (includes Delaware History Museum in Wilmington and George Read II House and Gardens in New Castle), 504 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19801; www.hsd.org. MaryLynn Mack, 302-295-2390; mlmack@dehistory.org.

                                   

Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Delaware Route 52, Wilmington, DE 19807; www.delmnh.org. Teresa Messmore, 302-658-9111, tmessmore@delmnh.org.

Hagley Museum and Library, DE Route 141, Wilmington, DE 19807; www.hagley.org. Meg Marcozzi, 302-658-2400, ext. 238; mmarcozzi@hagley.org.

Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, DE Route 52, Winterthur, DE 19735; www.winterthur.org. Holly Victor, 302-888-4803; hvicto@winterthur.org.

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