More than 20 U.S. Army museums that showcase the legacies of major historic units or bases will close in the next three years in a major overhaul of the museum system, Army officials said Wednesday.

A list of museums slated to be closed, obtained by Task & Purpose, includes ones at Fort Drum, New York, which is dedicated to the 10th Mountain Division, and museums at major bases like Fort Stewart, Georgia, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Fort Bliss, Texas.

In all, the Army plans to reduce its current roster of 41 museums — 38 of which are on or near bases inside the U.S. with three overseas — to 12. The decision comes as the Army’s body for overseeing the museums deals with aging buildings and growing maintenance costs.

“We have more museum footprint than we can support and that is the bott

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