Reynolda House Offers Free Admission to Military and Their Families Through Labor Day

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (May 30, 2024)— Reynolda House is offering free access to active-duty military, National Guard, and Reserve personnel and up to a total of five family members per military ID holder this summer under the Blue Star Museums program. The 2024 Blue Star Museums program began on Armed Forces Day, Sat., May 18 and ends on Labor Day, Mon., Sept. 2, 2024.

Reynolda is one of numerous museums across the country 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.

“Reynolda is very proud to participate again in Blue Star Museums as a way to thank our military personnel and their families,” Reynolda Executive Director Allison Perkins said. “We invite our service personnel to Reynolda this summer to experience the art, history, and beauty of all that Reynolda offers.”

As part of this summer’s free admission offering at the Museum, in addition to experiencing the main collection in Reynolda House, military guests will have an opportunity to view four Historic House exhibitions: “Art for the American Home: Grant Wood’s Lithographs” on display in the West Bedroom Gallery through June 30, “Good Impressions: Portraits Across Three Centuries from Reynolda and Wake Forest” on display in the Northwest Bedroom Gallery until Oct. 27, “Still I Rise: The Black Experience at Reynolda” on display in the East Bedroom Gallery through 2025, and “Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet,” on display in the East Bedroom Sleeping Porch opening June 4.

Reynolda extends free individual admission year-round to active military personnel, and through participation in the Blue Star Museums Program the offer is expanded during the summer months to include family members as well. More information is available online, or by calling 336-758-5150.

Hours and Admission
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, located at 2250 Reynolda Rd., is open to visitors Tuesday–Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1:30–4:30 p.m. Admission is charged, though several free admission categories apply. Reynolda Gardens is open from dawn to dusk daily, free of charge. Reynolda Village merchants’ hours vary. No ticket is needed to shop at the Reynolda House Museum Store.

About Reynolda

Reynolda is set on 170 acres in Winston-Salem, N.C. and comprises Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Reynolda Gardens and Reynolda Village Shops and Restaurants. The Museum presents a renowned art collection in a historic and incomparable setting: the original 1917 interiors of Katharine and R. J. Reynolds’s 34,000-square-foot home. Its collection is a chronology of American art, and featured exhibitions are offered in the Museum’s Babcock Wing Gallery and historic house bedrooms. The Gardens serve as a 134-acre outdoor horticultural oasis open to the public year-round, complete with colorful formal gardens, nature trails and a greenhouse. In the Village, the estate’s historic buildings are now home to a vibrant mix of boutiques, restaurants, shops and services. Plan your visit at reynolda.org and use the free mobile app, Reynolda Revealed, to self-tour the estate.

About Blue Star Museums

Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and participating museums across America. For a list of participating museums, visit arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), DD Form 1173-1 ID card or the Next Generation Uniformed Services (Real) ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.