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SoCal's Free Museum Day is One Week Away
If you love learning and walking around galleries, clear your schedule because you’ll have access to 40-plus free museums in L.A.
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January 18, 2020
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.
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