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Free for Our Military Families: Connecticut’s Blue Star Museums

last updated: June 2026

Connecticut is proud to support Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America. Each summer since 2010, Blue Star Museums have offered free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve.

See below for a list of Connecticut museums participating.

Berlin

Hungerford Nature Center

Bethlehem

Bellamy Ferriday House & Garden

Bristol

American Clock and Watch Museum

Canterbury

Prudence Crandall Museum

Cheshire

Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum

Coventry

Nathan Hale Homestead

Danbury

Danbury Museum & Historical Society

East Granby

Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine

East Haddam

Palmer-Warner House

East Hartford

World War II Legacy Foundation

East Haven

Shore Line Trolley Museum

Farmington

Stanley-Whitman House

Greenwich

Bruce Museum

Guilford

Henry Whitfield State Museum

Hartford

Lebanon

Governor Jonathan Trumbull House and Wadsworth Stable Museum

Madison

Madison Historical Society

Manchester

Lutz Children's Museum

Mystic

New Britain

New Britain Museum of American Art

New Haven

New London

Lyman Allyn Art Museum

Newtown

EverWonder Children's Museum

Norwalk

Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Ridgefield

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Simsbury

Simsbury Historical Society

Southington

Barnes Museum

Stamford

Stamford Museum and Nature Center

Suffield

Phelps-Hatheway House

Tolland

Old Tolland County Jail Museum

Torrington

KidsPlay Children’s Museum

Waterbury

Mattatuck Museum

West Hartford

Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society

Wethersfield

Webb Deane Stevens Museum

Windsor

Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Museum

Winsted

American Mural Project

Thank You

We thank all military members and their families for their service and hope you enjoy visiting these sites and attractions. You can also find more museums and galleries throughout Connecticut!

Find out more about Blue Star Museums here.

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