Please feel free to browse through my other postings where you will see listings of different museums that offer free admission everyday or on certain days. It is not a guarantee that these museums will be open on the specified days listed. Before you visit these museums, I highly recommend that you check their website or call to make sure that they are open. These museums are closed on some holidays, when changing exhibits, special events, renovations, or filming. I hope your family will enjoy visiting these museums as much as we do! If you know of any other museums that are free, please let me know so we can share it with our readers. Have fun!
FREE EVERYDAY
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (Beverly Hills)
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum (Palm Springs)
Annenberg Space for Photography (Century City) Wed to Sun
Arcadia Historical Museum (Arcadia) Tues to Sun
Bunny Museum (Pasadena) Open 365 days a year by appointment only
California African American Museum (Los Angeles)
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (San Pedro)- donations suggested
California Science Center (Los Angeles)
Centennial Farm (Costa Mesa)
Corita Art Center (Los Angeles)
Corona Heritage Park & Museum (Corona) Tues to Sun
Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum (Rancho Dominguez)
Flight Path Museum (Los Angeles) Tues to Sun
Forest Lawn Museum (several locations - check website)
Getty Center (Los Angeles)
Griffith Park Observatory (Los Angeles)
Hollywood Bowl Museum (Los Angeles)
Homestead Museum (Industry) Wed to Sun @ scheduled times
Justice Brothers Racing Museum (Duarte)
Los Angeles Maritime Museum (San Pedro) Tues to Sun 10 to 4:30 pm
Mak Center (West Hollywood) - children under 12
Nethercutt Collection (Sylmar)
Ontario Museum of History & Art (Ontario) Thurs to Sun
Orange County Museum of the Art (Newport Beach) - children under 12
Palm Springs Air Museum (Palm Springs)Free to Active Military & Family
Perris Valley Historical & Museum (Perris) Thurs to Sun
Point Fermin Lighthouse (San Pedro)
The Paley Center (Beverly Hills) Wed to Sun (donations suggested)
Rancho Los Alamitos (Long Beach) Wed to Sunday
Rancho Los Cerritos (Long Beach) Wed to Sunday
Roundhouse Aquarium (Manhattan Beach) (donation suggested)
San Jacinto Museum (San Jacinto)
Santa Monica Museum of Art (Santa Monica)
Temecula Valley Museum (Temecula) (donation suggested)
The Old Mill-El Molino Viejo (San Marino)
Torrance Art Museum (Torrance)
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History (Westwood)
USC Fisher Gallery (Los Angeles) Tuesday to Saturday
Wells Fargo History Museum (Los Angeles)
William S. Hart Ranch and Museum (Newhall) Wed to Sunday
FREE TUESDAYS
Autry National Center (Los Angeles) - 2nd Tuesday
Bolton Hall Historical Museum (Tujunga) 1 to 4pm
Bowers Museum (Santa Ana) - 3rd Tuesday to Santa Ana residents only
Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles) - 1st Tuesday
Kidspace Children's Museum (Pasadena) - 1st Tuesday 5-8 p.m.
L.A. County Arboretum (Arcadia)- 3rd Tuesday
L.A. County Museum of Art (Los Angeles)- 2nd Tuesday after 5pm
Natural History Museum of L.A. County (Los Angeles) - 1st Tuesday
Santa Ana Zoo (Santa Ana) 2nd Tuesday for Santa Ana residents only
FREE WEDNESDAYS
Craft and Folk Art Museum (Los Angeles) - 1st Wednesday
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology (Claremont)
FREE THURSDAYS
Huntington Library (San Marino) 1st Thurs (Advanced Ticket required)
Japanese American Natl Museum (Los Angeles) 5 to 8pm & every 3rd Thurs 10 to 8pm
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) (Los Angeles) 5 to 8pm
Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City) after 7:45 p.m.
Museum of Neon Art (Los Angeles) - 2nd Thursday 5-8 pm
Riverside Metropolitan Museum (Riverside) 3rd Thursday 1 to 4:30pm
Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles) Advanced reservation required
Hammer Museum @UCLA (Westwood)
FREE FRIDAYS
Chino Youth Museum (Chino) 1st Friday 3-5 p.m.
Claremont Museum of Art (Claremont) - 1st Friday 5 to 8:30 pm
Long Beach Museum of Art (Long Beach)
http://www.makcenter.org/(West Hollywood) 4 to 6pm
Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City) after 5:45 pm
Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach)
Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena) - 1st Friday 6 to 9 pm
Pacific Asia Museum (Pasadena) - 4th Friday of the month
Pasadena Museum of California Art (Pasadena) - 1st Friday
Wende Museum (Culver City)
FREE SATURDAYS
Children's Museum of La Habra (La Habra)- 1st Saturday
Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum (Hermosa Beach)
Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City) after 5:45 pm
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum (Hollywood) 10 to 4pm
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum(San Pedro) 10 to 3pm
Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology (Hemet) 1st Saturday 10 to 1pm
FREE SUNDAYS
Bolton Hall Historical Museum (Tujunga) 1 to 4pm
Bowers Museum (Santa Ana) - 1st Sunday
Centennial Heritage Museum (Santa Ana) - 1st Sunday for Santa Ana residents only)
Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum (Hermosa Beach)
Mission Inn Museum (Riverside) 1st Sunday
Muller House Museum (San Pedro) 1st three Sundays
Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City) after 5:45 pm
Orange County Museum of the Art (Newport Beach) - 2nd Sunday
Riverside Arts Museum (Riverside) 1st Sunday
Riverside Metropolitan Museum (Riverside) 1st Sunday 1 to 4pm
UCR California Museum of Photography (Riverside) 1st Sunday
UCR Sweeney Art Gallery (Riverside) 1st Sunday
FREE EVERYDAY
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (Beverly Hills)
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum (Palm Springs)
Annenberg Space for Photography (Century City) Wed to Sun
Arcadia Historical Museum (Arcadia) Tues to Sun
Bunny Museum (Pasadena) Open 365 days a year by appointment only
California African American Museum (Los Angeles)
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (San Pedro)- donations suggested
California Science Center (Los Angeles)
Centennial Farm (Costa Mesa)
Corita Art Center (Los Angeles)
Corona Heritage Park & Museum (Corona) Tues to Sun
Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum (Rancho Dominguez)
Flight Path Museum (Los Angeles) Tues to Sun
Forest Lawn Museum (several locations - check website)
Getty Center (Los Angeles)
Griffith Park Observatory (Los Angeles)
Hollywood Bowl Museum (Los Angeles)
Homestead Museum (Industry) Wed to Sun @ scheduled times
Justice Brothers Racing Museum (Duarte)
Los Angeles Maritime Museum (San Pedro) Tues to Sun 10 to 4:30 pm
Mak Center (West Hollywood) - children under 12
Nethercutt Collection (Sylmar)
Ontario Museum of History & Art (Ontario) Thurs to Sun
Orange County Museum of the Art (Newport Beach) - children under 12
Palm Springs Air Museum (Palm Springs)Free to Active Military & Family
Perris Valley Historical & Museum (Perris) Thurs to Sun
Point Fermin Lighthouse (San Pedro)
The Paley Center (Beverly Hills) Wed to Sun (donations suggested)
Rancho Los Alamitos (Long Beach) Wed to Sunday
Rancho Los Cerritos (Long Beach) Wed to Sunday
Roundhouse Aquarium (Manhattan Beach) (donation suggested)
San Jacinto Museum (San Jacinto)
Santa Monica Museum of Art (Santa Monica)
Temecula Valley Museum (Temecula) (donation suggested)
The Old Mill-El Molino Viejo (San Marino)
Torrance Art Museum (Torrance)
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History (Westwood)
USC Fisher Gallery (Los Angeles) Tuesday to Saturday
Wells Fargo History Museum (Los Angeles)
William S. Hart Ranch and Museum (Newhall) Wed to Sunday
FREE TUESDAYS
Autry National Center (Los Angeles) - 2nd Tuesday
Bolton Hall Historical Museum (Tujunga) 1 to 4pm
Bowers Museum (Santa Ana) - 3rd Tuesday to Santa Ana residents only
Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles) - 1st Tuesday
Kidspace Children's Museum (Pasadena) - 1st Tuesday 5-8 p.m.
L.A. County Arboretum (Arcadia)- 3rd Tuesday
L.A. County Museum of Art (Los Angeles)- 2nd Tuesday after 5pm
Natural History Museum of L.A. County (Los Angeles) - 1st Tuesday
Santa Ana Zoo (Santa Ana) 2nd Tuesday for Santa Ana residents only
FREE WEDNESDAYS
Craft and Folk Art Museum (Los Angeles) - 1st Wednesday
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology (Claremont)
FREE THURSDAYS
Huntington Library (San Marino) 1st Thurs (Advanced Ticket required)
Japanese American Natl Museum (Los Angeles) 5 to 8pm & every 3rd Thurs 10 to 8pm
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) (Los Angeles) 5 to 8pm
Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City) after 7:45 p.m.
Museum of Neon Art (Los Angeles) - 2nd Thursday 5-8 pm
Riverside Metropolitan Museum (Riverside) 3rd Thursday 1 to 4:30pm
Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles) Advanced reservation required
Hammer Museum @UCLA (Westwood)
FREE FRIDAYS
Chino Youth Museum (Chino) 1st Friday 3-5 p.m.
Claremont Museum of Art (Claremont) - 1st Friday 5 to 8:30 pm
Long Beach Museum of Art (Long Beach)
http://www.makcenter.org/(West Hollywood) 4 to 6pm
Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City) after 5:45 pm
Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach)
Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena) - 1st Friday 6 to 9 pm
Pacific Asia Museum (Pasadena) - 4th Friday of the month
Pasadena Museum of California Art (Pasadena) - 1st Friday
Wende Museum (Culver City)
FREE SATURDAYS
Children's Museum of La Habra (La Habra)- 1st Saturday
Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum (Hermosa Beach)
Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City) after 5:45 pm
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum (Hollywood) 10 to 4pm
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum(San Pedro) 10 to 3pm
Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology (Hemet) 1st Saturday 10 to 1pm
FREE SUNDAYS
Bolton Hall Historical Museum (Tujunga) 1 to 4pm
Bowers Museum (Santa Ana) - 1st Sunday
Centennial Heritage Museum (Santa Ana) - 1st Sunday for Santa Ana residents only)
Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum (Hermosa Beach)
Mission Inn Museum (Riverside) 1st Sunday
Muller House Museum (San Pedro) 1st three Sundays
Museum of Jurassic Technology (Culver City) after 5:45 pm
Orange County Museum of the Art (Newport Beach) - 2nd Sunday
Riverside Arts Museum (Riverside) 1st Sunday
Riverside Metropolitan Museum (Riverside) 1st Sunday 1 to 4pm
UCR California Museum of Photography (Riverside) 1st Sunday
UCR Sweeney Art Gallery (Riverside) 1st Sunday
