If you love learning new things and meandering around galleries, you have to clear your schedule because you’ll have access to 40-plus free museums in L.A. this weekend. Dozens of cultural heritage, art, natural history, and science museums— including many of Los Angeles’ top art galleries—are welcoming visitors for free during the 15th annual SoCal Museum Free-For-All. 

“I’m always impressed by the range of cultural offerings,” said Jennifer Caballero, SoCal Museums President and Skirball Cultural Center Marketing Director, in a recent press release. “From cars, to Cold War artifacts, to modern art, there’s something for everyone.” 

Check out the museums taking part in the SoCal Museum Free-For-All, and start planning your day. 

When Is The Annual Free Museum Day in Los Angeles? 

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Participating Museums

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

American Museum of Ceramic Art

Automobile Driving Museum

Autry Museum of the American West

Bowers Museum

The Broad (including special exhibition Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again)

California African American Museum

California Science Center

Cayton Children’s Museum

Columbia Memorial Space Center

Craft Contemporary

Descanso Gardens

Forest Lawn Museum

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

Getty Center Museum

Getty Villa Museum

Glendora Historical Society

Hammer Museum

Heroes Hall Veterans Museum

ICA LA

Japanese American National Museum

Kidspace Children’s Museum

La Brea Tar Pits (Tickets are available here for the La Brea Tar Pits free day)

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

LACMA

Los Angeles County Fire Museum

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)

Muckenthaler Cultural Center

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Secure your tickets here)

OCMA (Orange County Museum of Art)

Pomona College Museum of Art

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Skirball Cultural Center

Sunnylands Center & Gardens

The International Printing Museum

The Wende Museum

Torrance Art Museum

USC Fisher Museum of Art

USC Pacific Asia Museum

Valley Relics Museum

Can’t make it to 2020’s Museum Free-for-All? There are plenty of free visitor days available throughout the year at museums across Southern California, and many more offer free admission year-round. 

Where do you plan to go for L.A. free museum day? Let us know in the comments below.