Smithsonian Museum Day California Museums

April 4, 2020

Smithsonian Museum Day Live! Tickets grant free admission to participating museums

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Museum Day Live! annual event celebrates education through local participation across the country with free admission policies encouraging learning and the dissemination of knowledge nationwide. Last year over 350,000 museum-goers visited over 1,400 museums. In 2016 they changed the arrangement. Instead of running the event through smithsonian.com website, they put it onto their magazine site and now require guests to apply for and obtain 1 single ticket good for one museum during the event. Previously you could attend more than one museum through local offers based on each museum's policies.

2020 Smithsonian Free Admission

Aerospace Museum of California

McClellan, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

McClellan, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. American Bookbinders Museum

San Francisco , CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

San Francisco , CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum

Vista , CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Vista , CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Bakersfield, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science

Bakersfield, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Bakersfield, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. California Museum

Sacramento, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sacramento, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. California State Railroad Museum

Sacramento, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sacramento, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. California Surf Museum

Oceanside, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Oceanside, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cartoon Art Museum

San Francisco, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

San Francisco, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Channel Islands Maritime Museum

Oxnard, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Oxnard, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Chico Creek Nature Center

Chico, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Chico, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Chinese Historical Society of America

San Francisco, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

San Francisco, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dr. Willella Howe Waffle House and Medical Museum

Santa Ana, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Santa Ana, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. EcoVivarium

Escondido, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Escondido, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Elverhoj Museum of History & Art

Solvang, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Solvang, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fillmore Historical Museum

Fillmore, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Fillmore, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Flight Path Museum & Learning Center at LAX

Los Angeles, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Los Angeles, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. GRAMMY Museum

Los Angeles , CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Los Angeles , CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Haggin Museum

Stockton, CA. Hours: 12-5 p.m.

Stockton, CA. Hours: 12-5 p.m. Heritage Museum of Orange County

Santa Ana, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Santa Ana, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Japanese American National Museum

Los Angeles, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Los Angeles, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Laguna Art Museum

Laguna Beach, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Laguna Beach, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Lawrence Hall of Science

Berkeley, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Berkeley, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Maidu Museum & Historic Site

Roseville, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Roseville, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March Field Air Museum

Riverside, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Riverside, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Morris Graves Museum of Art

Eureka, CA. Hours: 12-5 p.m.

Eureka, CA. Hours: 12-5 p.m. Museum of Craft and Design

San Francisco, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

San Francisco, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Museum of Latin American Art

Long Beach, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Long Beach, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Museum of Making Music

Carlsbad, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Carlsbad, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Museum of Sonoma County

Santa Rosa, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Santa Rosa, CA. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center

Anaheim, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Anaheim, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sacramento History Museum

Sacramento, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sacramento, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. San Diego History Center

San Diego, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

San Diego, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. San Joaquin County Historical Museum

Lodi, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Lodi, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

Santa Barbara, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Santa Barbara, CA. Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House

San Diego, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

San Diego, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The International Printing Museum

Carson, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Carson, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Santa Ana Fire Museum

Santa Ana, CA. Hours: 12-4 p.m.

Santa Ana, CA. Hours: 12-4 p.m. The Tech Interactive

San Jose, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

San Jose, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum

Alameda, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Alameda, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

Vallejo, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Vallejo, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Zalud House Museum

Porterville, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Porterville, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

Napa, CA. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free Admission Every Day

Alta District Historical Society | Alta District Historical Society | DINUBA, CA | Hours: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Free admission every day

Barona Cultural Center & Museum | Barona Cultural Center & Museum | Lakeside, CA | Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free admission every day

Bonita Museum and Cultural Center | Bonita Museum and Cultural Center | Bonita, CA | Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free admission every day

California African American Museum | California African American Museum | Los Angeles, CA | Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Smithsonian Affiliate Museum | | Free admission every day

Cayucos History Museum | Cayucos History Museum | Cayucos, CA | Hours: 12-3 p.m. | Free admission every day

Exeter Courthouse Gallery and Museum | Exeter Courthouse Gallery and Museum | Exeter, CA | Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Free admission every day

Ford House Museum and Visitor Center | Ford House Museum and Visitor Center | Mendocino, CA | Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free admission every day

Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage | Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage | Arcadia, CA | Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free admission every day

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes | LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes | Los Angeles, CA | Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Smithsonian Affiliate Museum | | Free admission every day

Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles | Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles | Berkeley , CA | Hours: 12-6 p.m. | Free admission every day

Lancaster Museum of Art & History | Lancaster Museum of Art & History | Lancaster, CA | Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Free admission every day

Lincoln Memorial Shrine | Lincoln Memorial Shrine | Redlands, CA | Hours: 1-5 p.m. | Free admission every day

MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana

San Jose, CA | Hours: 12-5 p.m. | Free admission every day

San Jose, CA | Hours: 12-5 p.m. | Free admission every day Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum | Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum | carlsbad, CA | Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free admission every day

Peninsula Museum of Art | Peninsula Museum of Art | Burlingame, CA | Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Free admission every day

Templeton HIstorical Museum Society | Templeton HIstorical Museum Society | Templeton, CA | Hours: 1-4 p.m. | Free admission every day

Tulare County Museum | Tulare County Museum | Visalia, CA | Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free admission every day

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