Summer 2026 – Blue Star Museums in Hampton Roads

The Blue Star Museums program is back for Summer 2026!

Blue Star Museums is a collaboration of the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and over 2,000 museums throughout the United States.

This program allows military personnel and their families to visit participating museums for FREE from late May through Labor Day. This year the program begins May 16, 2026.

Participating local Hampton Roads area museums currently include (there will be additional museum locations added throughout the summer): 

Hampton

• Hampton History Museum

Norfolk

• Chrysler Museum of Art
• MacArthur Memorial

Portsmouth

• Lightship Portsmouth Museum
• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum

Virginia Beach

• Virginia MOCA

Wallops Island

• NASA’s Wallops Island Visitor Center

Williamsburg

• Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

For more information, including additional locations in Virginia (and Nationwide) Click HERE.

To find our BIG LIST of Local Museum Admission & Membership Discounts in Hampton Roads Click HERE.

To find a list of Current Museum Exhibits in Hampton Roads Click HERE.

Looking for a list of your Local Museums in Hampton Roads? Click HERE.