Over 30 SoCal Museums Offer Admission Completely Free For A Day

LOS ANGELES, CA — Visitors can enjoy free admission to more than 30 museums throughout the southland thanks to SoCal Museums' Free-For-All day on Sunday, Feb. 5.

For the first time in person since 2020, visitors will be able to enjoy art, film, natural history, science and cultural heritage from Santa Barbara to Santa Ana.

"We are thrilled to be able to collectively welcome visitors from across the region on this special day once again. The Museums Free-for-All has always been a celebration of the varied and remarkable institutions in Southern California, and it is meaningful to continue this tradition of accessibility and joy," said Briana Sapp, SoCal Museums President.

SoCal Museums said the free-for-all serves as a reminder that many museums offer free visitor days year-round, which can be found at socalmuseums.org/free.

Participating museums include:

• Santa Barbara County museums
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Art
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
• Ventura County museums
  • Museum of Ventura County
  • Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum
  • Santa Paula Art Museum
• Los Angeles City museums
• Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
• The Broad
  • Advance tickets are required for entrance to The Broad. Reservations can be made at thebroad.org.
• Craft Contemporary
• Fowler Museum at UCLA
• Hammer Museum
• The Getty Center
• The Getty Villa
• Entrance to The Getty Villa requires a timed ticket, which can be reserved at getty.edu.
• Japanese American National Museum
• La Brea Tar Pits & Museum
• Entrance to the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum requires advance ticket reservations, which can be acquired at tarpits.org.
• LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
• The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
  • Entrance to LACMA requires advance tickets. Reservations can be made at lacma.org.
• The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
• Advance tickets aren't required for entrance, though they are strongly recommended. Reservations can be made at moca.org.
• Museum of Tolerance
• Skirball Cultural Center
• Advance tickets aren't required for entrance, though they are strongly recommended. Reservations can be made at skirball.org.
• USC Asia Pacific Museum
• Los Angeles County museums
• American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona
• Entrance to the American Museum of Ceramic Arts requires an advance ticket. Reservations can be made at amoca.org.
• Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena
• Catalina Museum for Art & History on Catalina Island
• Cayton’s Children’s Museum in Santa Monica
• Entrance to Cayton’s Children’s Museum requires an advance ticket. Reservations can be made at caytonmuseum.org
• Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge
• Entrance to Descanso gardens requires an advance ticket. Reservations can be made at decansogardens.org.
• Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University in Malibu
• Long Beach Museum of Art
• Museum of Latin America Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach
• Santa Monica History Museum
• The Wende Museum in Culver City
• The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo
• Orange County museums
• Bowers Museum in Santa Ana
• Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton
• San Bernadino County museums
  • Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands

The free-for-all offer only applies to museum admission, SoCal Museums said. Specially ticketed exhibitions and parking fees still apply at specific museums.