Please note: Museum Day is being paused for 2023. Look for the event's return in 2024.

Smithsonian Magazine once again sponsors Museum Day. All across the country, select museums offer free admittance with a Museum Day ticket.

See below for the museums participating in LA (or nearby!) You will need to request tickets through the Museum Day website, and each ticket is good for two people (limit one ticket per email address).

Visit the website and choose the museum you wish to visit.  The details such as opening time and parking costs vary according to venue.

2022 Participating LA Area Museums:

Chumash Indian Museum - Thousand Oaks
Grammy Museum - Los Angeles 
California African American Museum - Los Angeles*
American Museum of Ceramic Art - Pomona 
Channel Islands Maritime Museum - Oxnard
Los Angeles Maritime Museum - San Pedro 
Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum - Carlsbad * 
Heritage Museum of Orange County - Santa Ana 
Museum of Making Music - Carlsbad 
S.C.R.A.P. Gallery - Cathedral City 
San Diego Archaeological Center - Escondido 
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum - Santa Barbara

(Museums marked with a * are always free).