Some of the largest museums in Southern California will offer free general admission to the public for one day only on Jan. 30.

In all, 30 institutions are expected to participate in the free day, including the L.A. County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Natural History Museum of L.A. County.

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The event is part of the Museums Free-for-All program, an annual initiative from SoCal Museums, a group of marketing and communications professionals from museums throughout the region.


Some of the participating museums --- like the Broad, the Getty Museum and the Hammer Museum -- already offer free general admission on all days.

Regular parking fees apply. The free offer is good only for general admission, not for specially ticketed exhibitions. Participating museums that are normally closed on Saturdays will offer free admission on Jan. 31.

Here is the list of museums offering free general admission on Jan. 30.

Annenberg Space for Photography

Armory Center for the Arts

Autry Museum of the American West

The Broad

California African American Museum

California Science Center

Craft & Folk Art Museum

Descanso Gardens

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Getty Center and Villa (Timed tickets required for Getty Villa)

Hammer Museum

Japanese American Museum

Laguna Art Museum

La Plaza de Cultura y Artes

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)

Museum of Latin American Art

Museum of Tolerance (Jan. 31)

Natural History Museum

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 (Jan. 31)

Sunnylands

USC Pacific Asia Museum

William S. Hart Museum

Zimmer Children’s Museum (Jan. 31)


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