The one-off free museum day is part of the Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA celebration of Latin-American and Latino art

Starting in September, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is bringing together art institutions from across Southern California for a large-scale project that explores Latin-American and Latino art. Local museums and cultural centers will host a thematically-linked series of art exhibitions and public events—including performances, lectures, discussions, workshops, and family activities—that run through January 2018.

On Sunday, September 17, more than 50 museums will offer free admission to celebrate the launch of this new art initiative led by the Getty and sponsored by Bank of America. “We are excited for Southern Californians and visitors alike to experience the breadth and depth of exhibitions and programs that will be part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA and to have this opportunity to visit many of our partner museums at no cost,” Jim Cuno, president of the J. Paul Getty Trust, said in a statement.

Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is holding a free public launch party on Thursday, September 14, from noon to 10 p.m. at Grand Park. Listen to live music, check out a pop-up art installation, and find out more about the PST: LA/LA project.

Museums participating in PST: LA/LA Free Day include the Hammer Museum, LACMA, MOCA, Skirball Cultural Center, The Annenberg Space for Photography, The Getty Center, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Autry Museum of the American West, and many others.

Participating museums:

WEST LA & VALLEY

18th Street Arts Center

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Hammer Museum

Skirball Cultural Center

The Annenberg Space for Photography

The Getty Center

MIDCITY

Craft & Folk Art Museum

LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

SOUTH BAY & LONG BEACH

Angels Gate Cultural Center

ESMoA

Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)

Otis College of Art and Design, Ben Matlz Gallery

Torrance Art Museum

University Art Museum, CSU Long Beach

DOWNTOWN & EAST LA

California African American Museum

Chinese American Museum

ICA LA (Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)

Japanese American National Museum

Los Angeles Central Library

MOCA (The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)

REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater)

Self Help Graphics & Art

The Mistake Room

USC Fisher Museum of Art

Vincent Price Art Museum

HOLLYWOOD & WEST HOLLYWOOD

Autry Museum of the American West

LAXART

LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division) at West Hollywood Park

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

MAK Center for Art and Architecture

ONE Gallery, West Hollywood

ORANGE COUNTY

Chapman University

Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center

PASADENA & SAN MARINO

Pasadena Museum of California Art

SAN DIEGO

Mingei International Museum

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

University of San Diego, University Galleries

SANTA BARBARA & VENTURA

Art, Design & Architecture Museum UCSB

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art

INLAND CITIES

American Museum of Ceramic Arts

Millard Sheets Art Center

Palm Springs Art Museum

Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center

Pitzer College Art Galleries

Pomona College Museum of Art

Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery

Sunnylands Center & Gardens

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