Five Sacramento area museums will participate in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day (May 29) through Labor Day (September 4), 2017. The five local museums participating in Blue Star Museums include the following:  California Automobile Museum, California Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Fairytale Town and the Sacramento History Museum.
 

Complete with roaming Renaissance characters and performers dressed in period attire, the Aerospace Museum of California is proud to present a family-friendly “A Day with da Vinci: Renaissance Celebration” on Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There are plenty of amazing reasons to visit the Aerospace Museum of California on Saturday, April 8, with the crowd-favorite Open Cockpit Day – that offers a unique opportunity for guests to climb aboard many aircraft to pilot their own adventure – PLUS the opportunity to experience the dramatic and interactive Leonardo da Vinci “Machines in Motion” international traveling exhibit AND enjoy a $5 off admission as part of a Spring Break pricing special. In     addition to the open cockpit opportunities on this one-day-only, a special display of WWII military flight gear will be set up along with re-enactors on-site, a dog tag making machine and an eye-catching vintage military jeep that is sure to capture attention.