Museums in Southern California are opening their doors for a day of free admission next month.
On February 28, SoCal Museums, a coalition of marketing and communications professionals representing museums across Southern California, announced the ‘Annual Free-for-All’ event this year.
On Saturday, March 23, about 40 museums throughout Southern California will participate, offering complimentary general admission as part of the event.
Among the participating institutions are the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Orange County Museum of Art, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).
“With museums from Long Beach to Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, there is so much to explore,” said SoCal Museums.
The offer extends to general museum admission only and does not cover specially ticketed exhibitions. Regular parking fees will still apply at participating museums.
For museum hours and additional information, visitors are encouraged to consult the website of each museum.
The list of museums participating in the ‘Annual Free-for-All’:
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
(Advanced reservations encouraged. Click here to make a reservation.)
American Museum of Ceramic Art
(Advanced reservations are required. Click here to make a reservation.)
Armory Center for the Arts
Autry Museum of the American West
(Advanced reservations are required. Click here to make a reservation.)
Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College
Bowers Museum
The Broad
(Advanced reservations are encouraged. Click here to make a reservation.)
California Botanic Garden
California Science Center
Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum
Catalina Museum for Art & History
Cayton Children’s Museum
(Advanced reservations are required. Click here to make a reservation.)
Columbia Memorial Space Center
Craft Contemporary
Forest Lawn Museum
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Frederick R. Weisman of Art, Pepperdine University
The Getty Center
(Timed tickets are required. Click here to make a reservation.)
The Getty Villa
(Timed tickets are required. Click here to make a reservation.)
GRAMMY Museum
Hammer Museum
Holocaust Museum LA
(Reservations required. Click here for more information.)
Institute of Contemporary Art, LA
The International Printing Museum
Japanese American National Museum
(Advance tickets strongly recommended. Click here to make a reservation.)
Laguna Art Museum
La Brea Tar Pits & Museum
(Advance tickets required. Click here to make a reservation.)
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Lincoln Memorial Shrine
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
(Advance tickets are required. Click here to make a reservation.)
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
(Advance tickets are recommended. Click here to make a reservation.)
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)
Museum of Ventura County
Orange County Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
(Advanced reservations encouraged. Click here for more information. Sea Center is not included.)
Santa Monica History Museum
(Click here to make a reservation.)
Skirball Cultural Center
(Advance tickets strongly recommended. Click here to make a reservation.)
Wende Museum
Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum
BY HOONSIK WOO [woo.hoonsik@koreadaily.com]
