The Madison Museum of Fine Art (MMoFA) will present “Salute to Art” as part of Blue Star Museums, a program offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2010.  

“Salute to Art” will feature works in the Museum’s permanent art collection and original paintings and drawings by Henry Cleveland Ransom, artist and Vietnam veteran . Blue Star Museums is a partnership among Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, and more than 600 museums across America.  Blue Star Families is a national, non-partisan, non-profit network of military families from all ranks and services including guard and reserve, with a mission to support, connect and empower military families.  The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts – both new and established – bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education.  

The free admission program is available to active duty military and their immediate family members (military ID holder and five immediate family members), which includes active duty Reserve and active duty National Guard.  Call for hours. To obtain directions to the Museum, visit www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums to help with visit planning.

For more information on “Salute to Art,” please call (706) 485-4530.