Pauline Adamek
Immerse yourself in art at the best museums in our region, for no cost.
Museums and art galleries across Southern California are joining forces to make it easier for members for locals to gain access to the diversity of the arts and culture available here in Los Angeles and environs.
SoCal Museums announces the 11th Annual Museums Free-for-All on Saturday January 30, 2016. Over twenty museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science—will open their doors and invite visitors to attend their museums free of charge.
“We are thrilled that museums in Southern California are able to offer the Museums Free-for-All Day for the 11th year in a row,” comments Alex Capriotti, SoCal Museums President and The Broad’s Director of Marketing and Communications. “We hope that visitors take advantage of this day by going to a museum they have always wanted to see or by revisiting an old favorite.”
The event also hopes to raise awareness of free visitor days available year-round at museums across Southern California. A calendar of free days can be found on SoCal Museums’ website here.
Museums Free-for-All has partnered with Metro, encouraging visitors to Go Metro to explore the participating museums, many of which are a short walk away from Metro bus or rail. Visit the metro site here to learn about discounts at participating museum destinations.
This offer is for general museum admission only and does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions. Regular parking fees apply. Consult individual museum websites for hours, directions, and other visitor information. Note that four institutions are offering free admission on Sunday, January 31, 2016 instead as part of Museums Free-for-All. For more information, visit the official site here.
Participating Museums:
- Annenberg Space for Photography
- Armory Center for the Arts
- Autry National Center of the American West
– Includes free admission to the Autry in Griffith Park and the Autry’s historic Southwest Museum Mt. Washington campus
– Offer valid for general admission only. Does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions or IMAX films. Timed reservations are required for space shuttle Endeavour.
– Offering free admission on Sunday, January 31, 2016 as part of Museums Free-for-All
– Timed tickets are required. Visit www.getty.edu.
– Does not include Ice Age Encounters or 3D Theatre
– Offer valid for general admission only. Does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions
- Japanese American National Museum
- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
- Museum of Latin American Art
- Museum of Tolerance
– Closed Saturdays, offering free admission on Sunday, January 31, 2016 as part of Museums Free-for-All
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Orange County Museum of Art
- The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
- The Paley Center for Media
- Pasadena Museum of California Art
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- Skirball Cultural Center
– Offering free admission on Sunday, January 31, 2016 as part of Museums Free-for-All
– Noah’s Ark timed-entry, one-hour tickets are limited and distributed first-come, first-served
- Sunnylands
- Torrance Art Museum
- USC Pacific Asia Museum
- William S. Hart Museum
- Zimmer Children’s Museum
– Closed Saturdays, offering free admission on Sunday, January 31, 2016 as part of Museums Free-for-All
About SoCal Museums:
SoCal Museums is made up of current employees of museums of varying sizes, disciplines, locations, and missions. The SoCal Museums organization meets quarterly in various locations across Southern California. The mission of the organization is to foster dialogue between museum marketing and communications professionals in Southern California in order to learn from each other, network, conceptualize and execute ways to increase visitation to and awareness of museums in Southern California, and develop collaborative opportunities between museums.
