Free Museum Day – January 30

By Admin on January 22, 2016

 

Southern California Museums Offer Free Admission

As Part of  Museums Free-for-All Day on

Saturday, January 30, 2016
Los Angeles, CA (January 22, 2016)- In a joint effort to present the arts and culture to the diverse and myriad communities in Southern California, 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’s website at http://www.socalmuseums.org/free.

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 metro.net/discounts 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 instead as part of Museums Free-for-All. For more information, visit SoCalMuseums.org.

Participating Museums
Annenberg Space for Photography

Armory Space for Photography

Autry Museum of the American West

Includes free admission to the Autry in Griffith Park and the Autry’s historic Southwest Museum Mt. Washington campus

The Broad

California African American Museum
California Science Center

Offer valid for general admission only. Does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions or IMAX films. Timed reservations are required for space shuttle Endeavour.

Craft & Folk Art Museum

Descanso Gardens

Fowler Museum at UCLA
Getty Center
The Getty Villa

Timed tickets are required. Visit www.getty.edu.

Hammer Museum

Laguna Art Museum
The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

Does not include Ice Age Encounters or 3D Theatre

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Offer valid for general admission only. Does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions

Japanese American National Museum

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (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.

 

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