If one of your goals this year is saving money this year, you might like this list of Museum Free Admission Days for Los Angeles and Orange County Museums.
Here is a list of Orange County and Los Angeles County Museums and the dates that they offer free admission. Website links to the museums on this list will give you additional information on parking, operating hours, tours and special events. Note that if you have a large group, you may want to check out the museum website to get additional information.
Southern California has many museums and offers an educational experience for the entire family. Many have eateries within their facilities or close by. I always love to peruse the gift shops for unique gifts for friends.
Note that museum information is subject to change so be sure to check the museum website before you go.
Wanderlust Guide to Museum Free Admission Days
| Museum | Which | Free Day | Website | Notes |
| Children’s Museum at La Habra | http://www.lhcm.org/ | |||
| Nat Hist | 1st | Tue | https://www.nhm.org/ | |
| Page La Brea | 1st | Tue | http://www.tarpits.org/museum | |
| Huntington Library | 1st | Thu | http://www.huntington.org/ | |
| Pasadena Art | 1st | Fri | http://pmcaonline.org/ | |
| Norton Simon | 1st | Fri Nite | https://www.nortonsimon.org/ | |
| Pacific Asia | 2nd | Sun | http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/ | Closed until May 2017 |
| LA County Art | 2nd | Tue | http://www.lacma.org/ | |
| Gene Autry | 2nd | Tue | https://theautry.org/ | |
| Descanso | 3rd | Tue | https://www.descansogardens.org/ | |
| LACO Arboretum | 3rd | Tue | http://www.arboretum.org/ | |
| South Coast Botanic | 3rd | Tue | http://southcoastbotanicgarden.org/ | |
| Japanese American | 3rd | Thu | http://www.janm.org/ | |
| MOCA | every | Thu Nite | http://www.moca.org/ | |
| Laguna Art Museum | every | Thu Nite | https://lagunaartmuseum.org/ | |
| craft & folk art | every | Sun | http://www.cafam.org/ | |
| Latin American | every | Sun | https://www.molaa.org/ | |
| Skirball | every | Thu | http://www.skirball.org/ | |
| Long Beach | every | Fri | http://lbma.org/ | |
| Orange County Museum of Art | every | fri | https://www.ocma.net/ | |
| The Broad | every | day | http://www.thebroad.org/ | |
| Calif Science Center | every | day | https://californiasciencecenter.org/ | |
| African American | every | day | http://www.caamuseum.org/ | |
| Dominguez Rancho | every | day | http://dominguezrancho.org/ | |
| UCLA Fowler | every | day | http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/ | |
| Griffith Observatory | every | day | http://www.griffithobservatory.org/ | |
| J Paul Getty | every | day | http://www.getty.edu/museum/ | |
| UCLA Hammer | every | day | https://hammer.ucla.edu/ | |
| Holocaust | every | day | http://www.lamoth.org/ | |
| Travel Town | every | day | http://traveltown.org/ | |
| USC Fisher Museum | every | day | https://fisher.usc.edu/ | |
| UCLA Meteorite | every | day | http://www.meteorites.ucla.edu/ | |
| Holywood Bowl | every | day | http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/visit/hollywood-bowl-museum | |
| Annenberg Space | every | day | https://www.annenbergphotospace.org/ | |
| Wende | every | day | http://www.wendemuseum.org | |
| Center for Land Use | every | day | http://clui.org/page/los-angeles | |
| Paley Center | every | day | http://paleymusuem.org | |
| Rancho Santa Ana | select | days | http://rsabg.org/free-days | |
| Fullerton Arboretum | every | day | http://fullertonarboretum.org | |
| Old Orange County Courthouse | every | day | http://ocparks.com/historic/oldcourt/ | |
| Beall Center for Art | every | day | http://beallcenter.uci.edu/ | |
| Muckenthaler Cultural Center | every | day | http://themuck.org/ | |
| Irvine Museum | every | day | http://www.irvinemuseum.org/ | |
| Free Museum Day! | 1/29/17 | 1/29/17 | http://www.socalmuseums.org/free-for-all/ | |
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