Members of the military are invited to spend the summer with their families at The Schiele. Enjoy FREE museum admission from Armed Forces Day, May 16, through Labor Day, September 7.
The Schiele has partnered with Dignity Memorial and Blue Star Museums – a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America – to offer free admission for active military, veterans, and their families this summer.
Qualified members MUST show one of these forms of I.D. to receive free museum admission:
- Geneva Convention common access card (CAC)
- DD Form 1173 I.D. Card (Dependent I.D.)
- DD Form 1173-I I.D.
- Department of Defense I.D. Card
- Veteran I.D. Card
- Veteran’s designation on state-issued driver’s license or I.D.
– Military members are allowed up to 5 family members for this program.
– The military member DOES NOT have to be in attendance for the family to receive free museum admission.
– If the military member is not present, a military family member must bring a valid I.D. listed above to receive free museum admission.
– Children 10 years old or younger can attend with guardians who have I.D. listed above.
– There is NO limit to how many visits a military family can use the free museum admission program from May 17 – September 1. Come as often as you’d like!Â
– This offer allows free regular admission only. The planetarium, and other programs or special events are not included. If you visit on the day of a special event, additional fees will apply.
Please visit Blue Star Museums | National Endowment for the Arts for more information and FAQs.
We appreciate the service and sacrifice that our veterans and active military make on our behalf. Thank you!
The Blue Star Museums program and the City of Gastonia provide for active military and their families to visit the museum. Thanks to a partnership with Dignity Memorial, The Schiele can expand the program to veterans too! We appreciate the support of these generous sponsors.
