SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is participating with more than 30 other Southern California museums in offering free admission as part of SoCal Museums Annual Free-For-All Day.
Advance reservations can be made at tickets.sbma.net
SoCal Museums Announces the Annual
MUSEUMS FREE-FOR-ALL
Free general admission at more than thirty organizations
Free General Admission Day
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Images clockwise from left to right: Currently: AIR Exhibition view, work by Stephanie Kim at
AMOCA, photo by Britney Liang; Conexiones at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes; Santa Barbara
Museum of Natural History; Sunnylands. Courtesy photo.
Los Angeles — SoCal Museums announced today that this year’s Museums Free-for-All, which celebrates free arts and culture in Southern California, will take place on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Now a region-wide tradition, this year’s event includes over thirty museums and cultural institutions presenting art, cultural heritage, film, natural history, offering something for everyone.
“As Los Angeles and Southern California continue to recover after the devastating fires, we hope to offer a space of comfort and connection for people. It is an honor for us to open our collective doors and welcome visitors in to experience the broad range of cultural experiencesavailable in the region. The Museums Free-for-All has become a touchstone for our community, a time to try something new or return to an old favorite, ” says Alexa Nishimoto,
SoCal Museums President and Marketing Associate, Japanese American National Museum. SoCal Museums members offer myriad opportunities to experience arts and culture for free throughout the year. A calendar of free days can be found at socalmuseums.org/free.
This offer is for general museum admission only and does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions. Regular parking fees apply at each museum. Consult individual museum websites for hours, directions, and other visitor information. This year, many organizations are offering Metro riders with a TAP card special discounts on March 16.
Additionally, a few museums are offering admission on Saturday, March 15 instead.
Please see below for details.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
(Advance reservations are encouraged. Standby line will be available. Visit
academymuseum.org to make a reservation.)
American Museum of Ceramic Art
(Advance reservations are required. Visit amoca.org to make a reservation.)
Autry Museum of the American West
(Advance reservations are required. Visit theautry.org to make a reservation.
TAP card holders always receive $4 off regular admission at the Autry.)
Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College
Bowers Museum
(Free General Admission for walk ups only. TAP card holders receive a 10% discount on
full-priced items in the Museum store. Cannot be combined with other discounts. Exclusions
may apply.)
The Broad
(Advance reservations are encouraged. Walk ups are available daily. Visit broad.org to
make a reservation.)
California African American Museum
California Botanic Garden
(Free admission on Saturday, March 15th in lieu of Sunday, March 16th. Advance reservations
are recommended. Visit www.calbg.org to make a reservation.)
Catalina Museum for Art & History
Columbia Memorial Space Center
Craft Contemporary
(Please check in at the front desk to receive an admission pass. TAP card holders receive a
10% discount in the Museum store.)
Forest Lawn Museum
Frederick R. Wiseman Art Museum
The Getty Center
(Advance reservations required. TAP card holders receive a 10% discount in the Museum
store.)
GRAMMY Museum
(TAP card holders receive a 10% discount in the Museum store.)Hammer Museum
(TAP card holders receive a 10% discount in the Museum store.)
Holocaust Museum LA
(Advance reservations are required. Visit holocaustmuseumla.org to make a
reservation.)
Institute Contemporary Art, LA
International Printing Museum
(Free tours on Saturday, March 15, 10am to 4pm. Reservations are required, visit
printmuseum.org/events.)
La Brea Tar Pits
(Advance reservations are required. Visit tarpits.org to make a reservation.)
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
(TAP card holders receive a 20% discount in the LA Tienda museum store.)
Lincoln Memorial Shrine
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
(Advance reservations are recommended. Visit lacma.org to make a reservation.)
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
(Advance reservations are recommended. Visit moca.org to make a reservation.)
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)
(TAP card holders receive a 10% discount in the Museum store.)
Museum of Tolerance
(TAP card holders receive a 10% discount in the Museum store.)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
(Advance reservations are recommended. Visit sbma.net to make a reservation.)
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
(TAP card holders receive a ticket for free admission for future use, or gift it to a friend.)
Skirball Cultural Center
(Advance tickets are strongly recommended for Noah’s Ark. Visit skirball.org to make a
reservation.)
Sunnylands Center & Gardens
(Historic house tour requires advance tickets. Visit sunnylands.org to make a reservation.)
USC Pacific Asia Museum
The Wende Museum
The 2025 Museums Free-For-All is sponsored by LAist, PBS SoCal and The SoCal Sound.