I love almost anything that is free. As I was researching a future post, I stumbled upon Museum Day 2009, which will take place on Saturday, September 26th. Museum Day 2009 is sponsored by The Smithsonian.
Museum Day 2009 will offer you and a guest(all you have to do is head to this link and print out a free card) FREE general admission to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide. California has over 90 participating museums! This is the perfect opportunity to make that visit to a particpating museum that you have been wanting to visit. No excuses!
All you have to do is head here and print out your Free card. It allows you and a guest admission to participating museums. Simple as that!
Here is a list of participating museums in Southern California.
- Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs - American Museum of Ceramic Art
Pomona - Birch Aquarium at Scripps
La Jolla - California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum
Escondido - Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
Rancho Mirage - Corita Art Center
Los Angeles - Craft and Folk Art Museum
Los Angeles - El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park
Santa Barbara - Elverhoj Museum of History & Art
Solvang - Escondido History Center
- Fowler Museum at UCLA
Los Angeles - Fullerton Museum Center
Fullerton - Historic Mission San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano - Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum
Huntington Beach - Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles - Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Los Angeles - Millard Sheets Center for the Arts
Pomona - Mingei International Museum Escondido
Escondido - Mingei International Museum San Diego
San Diego - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
La Jolla and San Diego - Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)
Long Beach - Museum of Making Music
Carlsbad - Museum of Neon Art (MONA)
Los Angeles - Museum of San Diego History
San Diego - Museum of Ventura County
Ventura - Oceanside Museum of Art
Oceanside - Palos Verdes Art Center
Rancho Palos Verdes - Pasadena Museum of History
Pasadena - Point Fermin Lighthouse
San Pedro - Quail Botanical Gardens
Encinitas - Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
San Diego - Reynolds Gallery
Santa Barbara - Riverside Metopolitan Museum
Riverside - S.C.R.A.P. Gallery – The Art Museum for the Environment
Indio - San Bernardino County Museum
Redlands - San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego - San Diego Archaeological Center
Escondido - San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
San Diego - San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego - San Mateo County History Museum
Redwood City - Santa Monica Museum of Art
Santa Monica - Skirball Cultural Center
Los Angeles - The Adobe Chapel Museum
San Diego - The Whaley House Museum
San Diego - University Art Museum
Santa Barbara - Victor Valley Museum & Art Gallery
Apple Valley - Watts Towers Arts Center & Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center
Los Angeles - Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology
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The Los Angeles Museum of Holocaust will offer Free admission on Sunday September 27th , since the museum is closed on Saturday.
There are hundreds of museums participating nationwide. Make sure to tell your friends and family because this is an amazing opportunity. For additional information head on over here.