What LA Museums Are Free on Museum Day
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One of the BEST days for us as a family (and as a couple on our dates) have been exploring the many incredible museums found all over L.A. Over 40 Los Angeles museums will open their doors and invite visitors to attend free of charge tomorrow January 25, 2020.
This offer is for general museum admission only and does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions. Regular parking fees apply at each museum. Please check individual museum websites for hours, directions, and other visitor information.
Participating Museums
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
(Museum opening in 2020. See activity details.)
American Museum of Ceramic Art
Autry Museum of the American West
California African American Museum
Columbia Memorial Space Center
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
Japanese American National Museum
La Brea Tar Pits
General admission only; free tickets available at tarpits.org/tpfreeforall
Los Angeles County Fire Museum
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
General admission only; free tickets available at nhm.org/freeforall
OCMA (Orange County Museum of Art)
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
(Please note free admission is for the museum only, not the Sea Center.)
The International Printing Museum
Museum of Tolerance *will be participating on January 26 only.
Some of these museums typically don’t charge throughout the year, while others have a select days where you can visit for free. But, these places are some of the most interesting and informative places in Southern California, and you should definitely be checking them out!!!
See this post for more info on planning your day.