New York Museums Salute Memorial Day: A Weekend of Appreciation program

The following New York City cultural institutions have volunteered to open their doors free of charge to the military for the holiday weekend by participating in the first ever New York Museums Salute Memorial Day: A Weekend of Appreciation program.
Any one of the following accepted forms of identification must be presented along with photo ID to gain free admission:

• Discharge papers (e.g. Certificate of Service, Separation Papers (aka DD- 214 or DD-215)
• Active military ID card
• Reservist military ID card
• Retiree military ID card (these retiree ID cards are also given to certain spouses and children
• Formal letter on VA letterhead confirming service and veteran status (e.g. VA Statement of Service or VA Benefits Award Letter for service connected disability, pension or DIC, etc.)
• Veterans Identification Card (VIC)
• TRICARE insurance card
• Dog tags
• Government-issued photo identifications that indicate military service

Below is the list of participating museums.

Bronx:
Bronx Museum
Wave Hill
Brooklyn:
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
New York Transit Museum
Waterfront Museum

Manhattan:
9/11 Memorial and Museum / Temporary Location
Alliance for the Arts
American Folk Art Museum
American Museum of Natural History
American Numismatic Society
Americas Society
Asia Society
Children’s Museum
Columbia University Art Museum / Ira and Miriam Wallach Gallery
Cooper-Hewitt Museum
El Museo del Barrio
Ellis Island Museum of the American Experience
Goethe House German Cultural Center
Guggenheim Museum
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Jewish Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum for African Art
Museum of American Finance
Museum of Art and Design
Museum of Jewish History
Museum of the City of New York
Museum of Modern Art
National Museum of the American Indian
Neue Galerie
New Museum of Contemporary Art
New York City Fire Museum
New York Historical Society
Rubin Museum of Art
South Street Seaport
Studio Museum in Harlem
Taipei Galleri
Tenement Museum
The Drawing Center
The Forbes Magazine Galleries
The Hispanic Society of America
The Pierpont Morgan Library
Whitney Museum of American Art

Queens:
Alley Pond Environmental Center
American Museum of the Moving Image
Bowne House Historical Society
Isamu Noguchi Museum and Sculpture Garden
LaGuardia and Wagner Archives
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
Queens Museum of Art

Staten Island
Alice Austen Historical House
Sailor’s Snug Harbor Cultural Center
Staten Island Museum

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