Twenty venues around Southern California will offer free admission on Jan. 25 as part of the annual Museums Free-for-All program.

Participating museums include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Orange County Museum of Art.

The offer is valid for general museum admission only, organizers said, and may not apply to special ticketed exhibitions. Regular parking fees apply at each venue.

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The free day can offer substantial savings for families. General adult admission at LACMA is normally $15, and at MOCA it’s $12. The Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach normally charges $12 for an adult admission.

Some of the participating museums such as the Getty Center already offer free admission to all. (The Getty Villa requires timed tickets for entry.) The Hammer Museum is scheduled to switch over to free admission at all times starting Feb. 9.

The Museums Free-for-All program is organized by SoCal Museums, an umbrella marketing group that had been known as the Museum Marketing Roundtable.

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Here’s the full list of museums participating in the Jan. 25 free day:

Annenberg Space for Photography

Armory Center for the Arts

Autry National Center of the American West

California African American Museum

California Science Center

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Getty Center

Getty Villa

Hammer Museum

Japanese American National Museum

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial (Hollywood and San Pedro)

Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Latin American Art

Orange County Museum of Art

Paley Center for Media

Pasadena Museum of California Art

Santa Monica Museum of Art

USC Pacific Asia Museum

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