This year the Saco Museum is participating in the Blue Star Museums program. Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America.

Institutions participating the Blue Star Museum program include art, history, and science museums, children’s museums, zoos, gardens, lighthouses, and more from all fifty states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Blue Star Museums offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserves. The 2025 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025, and run through Labor Day, September 1, 2025.