Museums throughout Southern California once again open their doors for free in celebration of the annual "Museums Free-for-All."

Some museums require (or encourage) advance reservations. 

 2026's event is held on Sunday, February 22.

Participating Museums for 2026:

• Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 
  (Tickets will be first come first serve all day)
   
• American Museum of Ceramic Art
  (Advance tickets required. Visit www.amoca.org to make a reservation.)
   
• Autry Museum of the American West
  (Advanced reservations are required. Visit theautry.org to make a reservation)
   
• Bakersfield Museum of Art 
   
• Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College
   
• Bowers Museum
   
• The Broad
  (Advanced reservations are recommended Visit broad.org to make a reservation)
   
• California African American Museum
   
• California Botanic Garden
  ( Advance reservations are recommended. Visit www.calbg.org to make a reservation.

• Columbia Memorial Space Center

• Craft Contemporary 
   
• Forest Lawn Museum
   
• Fowler Museum at UCLA
   
• The Getty Center
  (Advance reservations required. Visit getty.edu to make a reservation)
   
• The Getty Villa
  (Advance reservations required. Visit getty.edu to make a reservation)
   
• Hammer Museum
  (Show a L.A. Metro TAP card at the Hammer Museum Store for 10% off your purchase, including membership)

• Institute of Contemporary Art, LA

• La Brea Tar Pits & Museum 
  (Advance tickets required. Visit www.tarpits.org to make a reservation.)

• LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

• Lincoln Memorial Shrine 
   
• Long Beach Museum of Art
  (Advance tickets are recommended. Visit lbma.org to make a reservation)
   
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
  (Advance tickets are required. Visit lacma.org to make a reservation)
   
• MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
  (Advance tickets strongly recommended. Visit www.moca.org to make a reservation.)
• Museum of Tolerance
   
• Santa Barbara Museum of Art
   
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
  (Advance reservations are recommended. Visit sbnature.org to make a reservation. Sea Center not included.)
   
• Santa Monica History Museum
   
• Skirball Cultural Center
  (Advance tickets strongly recommended for both Noah's Ark and general admission. Visit www.skirball.org to make a reservation.)
   
• The Wende Museum 
   

​NOTE: Regular parking fees apply. The free offer is for general museum admission only,  and does not apply to ticketed exhibitions.Consult individual museum websites for hours, directions, and other visitor information.