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USU Eastern
Prehistoric Museum To Participate In Blue Star Museums
The
Prehistoric Museum is one of more than 1,800 museums across America to offer
free admission to military personnel and their families this summer in
collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and
the Department of Defense
Price , Utah -
May 6, 203 – Today the Prehistoric Museum announced the launch of Blue Star
Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star
Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America
to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel (must
show active military ID) and their families from
Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013.
Leadership
support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families. The
complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
Dr. Ken Carpenter, the museum
director and paleontologist said, “It is with great pleasure that we
participate in this wonderful program. We thank our military for all that they
do. This is just one way of giving back to them. We hope our military families
are able to take advantage of this opportunity to see our museum at no cost.”
Prehistoric Museum is located at
155 East Main Street, Price, Utah and the hours of operation are Monday through
Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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Prehistoric
Museum
Utah
State University – Eastern
155 East
Main, Price, Utah 84501 USA
usueastern.edu/museum
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