Monthly Free Museum Days
Kidspace Children’s Museum (1st Tuesday 4-8 p.m. except in September)
Page Museum, La Brea Tarpits (1st Tuesday except July and August, Parking $9)
Natural History Museum (1st Tuesdays except July and August)
Huntington Library (1st Thursday, advanced tickets required beginning the 1st of the preceding month )
Norton Simon Museum (1st Friday, 6-9 pm)
Pasadena Museum of California Art (1st Friday and 3rd Thursday from 5-8pm)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) (2nd Tuesday, check for other sponsored free days)
The Autry (2nd Tuesday)
Los Angeles County Arboretum (3rd Tuesday)
Japanese American National Museum (Every Thursday from 5-8 PM and every 3rd Thursday of the month-all day)
Pacific Asia Museum (4th Friday)
Craft and Folk Museum (1st Wednesday)
Bowers Museum (1st Sunday)
La Habra’s Children’s Museum (1st Sunday 1-5 p.m, Session times are 1-2:45pm and 3:15-5pm, check website for details)
Weekly Free Museum Days
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA Grand Ave, Thursday 5-8pm)
MOCA Geffen Contemporary (Thursday 5-8 pm)
Skirball Cultural Center (Thursday noon-9pm)
UCLA Hammer Museum (Thursday)
Long Beach Museum of Art (Friday)
Museum of Latin American Art (Friday, check website for Free Family Sundays )
Japanese American National Museum (Every Thursday from 5-8 PM and 3rd Thursday of the month-all day)
Always Free
Alhambra Historical Society (Check ahead for hours of operation, supported by volunteers)
California African American Museum
Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum
Olvera Street, El Pueblo de Los Angeles
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Pacific Railroad Society in San Dimas
The Getty Center ($15 parking)
The Getty Villa (timed ticket required, $15 parking)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) (free with NextGen enrollment)
The Los Angeles Fire Department Museum (Saturdays, 10-4)
Santa Monica Museum of Art (Suggested $5 donation)
Hurst Ranch, West Covina (Check for hours of operation)