If you have been wanting to visit a museum in Southern California, mark your calendars for February 5, 2023!
On Sunday, February 5, 2023, over thirty museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, film, natural history, and science—will open their doors and offer free general admission. This offer is for general museum admission only and does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions. Regular parking fees apply at each museum. Consult individual museum websites for hours, directions, and other visitor information.
From Ventura County to Santa Barbara County, view the full list of museums below and plan your visits today!
- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
- American Museum of Ceramic Art
(Advance tickets required. Visit www.amoca.org to make a reservation.)
- Armory Center for the Arts
- Bowers Museum
- Catalina Museum for Art & History
- Cayton’s Children’s Museum
(Advance tickets required. Visit www.caytonmuseum.org to make a reservation.)
- Craft Contemporary
- Descanso Gardens
(Advance tickets required. Visit www.descansogardens.org to make a reservation.)
- Fowler Museum at UCLA
- Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University
- Hammer Museum
- The Getty Center
- The Getty Villa
(Timed tickets are required for the Getty Villa. Visit www.getty.edu to make a reservation.)
- Japanese American National Museum
- La Brea Tar Pits & Museum
(Advance tickets required. Visit www.tarpits.org to make a reservation.)
- Laguna Art Museum
- LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
- Lincoln Memorial Shrine
- Long Beach Museum of Art
- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
(Advance tickets strongly recommended. Visit www.moca.org to make a reservation.)
- Muckenthaler Cultural Center
- Museum of Latin America Art (MOLAA)
- Museum of Tolerance
- Museum of Ventura County
- Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
- Santa Monica History Museum
- Santa Paula Art Museum
- Skirball Cultural Center
(Advance tickets strongly recommended. Visit www.skirball.org to make a reservation.)
- The Wende Museum
- The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum
- USC Asia Pacific Museum