Below a list of museums you can go to for free. Certain rules apply, so be sure to check out the info at each museum you want to visit to see if everything you want to see is free. Ancient art, historical literature, scientific wonders await you and all for free.
Don't forget to check out Printed Matter’s LA ART BOOK FAIR, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA,152 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 900; January 30 – February 1, 2015. It's free and open to the public during the weekend as well. A wide selection of indie periodicals to peruse...and comics from not just locals, but the world.
Participating Museums:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Annenberg Space for Photography
(Modified hours: open from 9am - 1pm)
Armory Center for the Arts
California African American Museum
California Science Center
Craft Folk & Art Museum
Fowler Museum at UCLA
The Getty Center
The Getty Villa
(Timed tickets are required.)
Hammer Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
(Offer valid for general admission only. Does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions.)
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial
(Hollywood and San Pedro)
Annenberg Space for Photography
(Modified hours: open from 9am - 1pm)
Armory Center for the Arts
California African American Museum
California Science Center
Craft Folk & Art Museum
Fowler Museum at UCLA
The Getty Center
The Getty Villa
(Timed tickets are required.)
Hammer Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
(Offer valid for general admission only. Does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions.)
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial
(Hollywood and San Pedro)
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)
Museum of Latin American Art
Museum of Tolerance*
The Paley Center for Media
The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Santa Monica Museum of Art
Skirball Cultural Center
The Torrance Art Museum
USC Pacific Asia Museum
William S. Hart Museum
Zimmer Children’s Museum*
*Closed on Saturdays, offering free admission on Sunday, February 1, 2015 as part of Museums Free-for-All
Museum of Latin American Art
Museum of Tolerance*
The Paley Center for Media
The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Santa Monica Museum of Art
Skirball Cultural Center
The Torrance Art Museum
USC Pacific Asia Museum
William S. Hart Museum
Zimmer Children’s Museum*
*Closed on Saturdays, offering free admission on Sunday, February 1, 2015 as part of Museums Free-for-All