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A family looking at a 1922 Anderson Touring Car at the South Carolina State Museum.

Blue Star Museum admission includes access to four floors of permanent and changing exhibitions.

Photo provided by the South Carolina State Museum

Have you heard? The South Carolina State Museum is part of the Blue Star Museums initiative — a national program designed to thank military families for their service + give them easier access to America’s cultural treasures.

As part of the initiative, active military and their families can enjoy free general admission to the museum now through Monday, Sept. 2.

Guests can discover:

  • 4,500+ works of art
  • 65,000+ historical objects
  • ~1 million fossils and specimens
  • And more

Plan your free visit

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