The Getty, LACMA, The Broad, and dozens more will waive general admission for one day only.
Southern California museums will open their doors free of charge later this month as part of the region’s annual Museums Free-for-All event.
Scheduled for Feb. 22, the one-day initiative offers complimentary general admission at participating institutions across Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Orange County, and Palm Springs. Organizers noted that while entry is free, regular parking fees may still apply.
Visitors are advised to review each museum’s website for hours, ticketing policies, and reservation requirements, as some locations require advance or timed-entry tickets.

Participating museums include:
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (first-come, first-served tickets available throughout the day)
American Museum of Ceramic Art (advance reservations required at amoca.org)
Autry Museum of the American West (advance reservations required at theautry.org)
Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College
Bowers Museum
The Broad (advance reservations recommended at broad.org)
California African American Museum
California Botanic Garden (advance reservations recommended at calbg.org)
Columbia Space Center
Craft Contemporary
Forest Lawn Museum
Fowler Museum at UCLA
The Getty Center and The Getty Villa (timed tickets required for the Getty Center at getty.edu)
Hammer Museum (visitors who show a Metro TAP card receive 10% off purchases in the museum store, including memberships)
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
La Brea Tar Pits & Museum (advance tickets required at tarpits.org)
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Lincoln Memorial Shrine
Long Beach Museum of Art (advance tickets recommended at lbma.org)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (advance tickets required at lacma.org)
MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (advance tickets recommended at moca.org)
Museum of Latin American Art
Museum of Tolerance
Palm Springs Art Museum
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (advance reservations recommended at sbnature.org; Sea Center not included)
Santa Monica History Museum
Skirball Cultural Center (advance tickets recommended for Noah’s Ark and general admission at skirball.org)
Wende Museum