Over 30 museums across Southern California will open their doors for free on Sunday, March 16, as part of SoCal Museums' annual Free-for-All initiative. This special event provides an opportunity for visitors to explore art, culture, history and science without paying admission fees.
While admission is free, some venues require advance reservations and separately-ticketed exhibitions and parking fees are not included in the promotion.
Here are the participating museums:
Los Angeles Area
- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (Reservations recommended)
- Autry Museum of the American West (Reservations required)
- The Broad (Reservations recommended)
- Craft Contemporary
- Grammy Museum
- Hammer Museum at UCLA
- Holocaust Museum (Reservations required)
- Institute of Contemporary Art
- La Brea Tar Pits & Museum (Advanced tickets required)
- LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Advanced tickets required)
- Museum of Contemporary Art (Advanced tickets recommended)
- Museum of Tolerance
- Skirball Cultural Center (Advanced tickets strongly recommended)
Other SoCal Locations
- American Museum of Ceramic Art (Pomona)
- Benton Museum of Art (Pomona College)
- Bowers Museum (Santa Ana)
- California Botanic Garden (Claremont) - Note: Free on March 15
- Catalina Museum for Art & History (Avalon)
- Columbia Memorial Space Center (Downey)
- Forest Lawn Museum (Glendale)
- Frederick R. Weisman Museum (Malibu)
- International Printing Museum (Carson)
- Lincoln Memorial Shrine (Redlands)
- Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach)
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Reservations recommended)
- Santa Monica History Museum
- Wende Museum (Culver City)
Visitors are encouraged to check individual museum websites for specific hours, parking information, and reservation requirements before attending.