Free Museum Days in Los Angeles for 2023
Craft and Folk Art Museum (pay what you can every Sunday)
5814 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Japanese American National Museum (free ALL DAY every Third Thursday free from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays)
100 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90012
Kidspace Children’s Museum (Free from 3 to 6 p.m. Advanced reservation required. Reservations usually open two weeks out from date of event).
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.Pasadena, CA 91103
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (free on the second Tuesday of each month. Also free for L.A. County residents with valid I.D. after 3 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays all month long)
5905 Wilshire Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Museum of Latin American Art (free every Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
628 Alamitos Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
Skirball Cultural Center (free on Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m.)
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Autry Museum of the American West (free on the second Tuesday of the month)
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Descanso Gardens (free on the third Tuesday of each month. Limited reservations available starting January 3)
1418 Descanso Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
Los Angeles County Arboretum (free on the third Tuesday of each month. Limited reservations available starting January 2)
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA, 91007
Martial Arts Museum (free every first Thursday of the month from 3 to 6 p.m.)
2319 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
South Coast Botanic Garden (free on the third Tuesday of each month. Limited reservations available)
USC Pacific Asian Museum (free admission every second Sunday pay what you wish every Thursday)
46 North Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
As a reminder, it’s always good to verify the status of free days before you visit, so be sure to check the official museum websites to verify visiting hours, parking costs, and any other pertinent details.
Keep in mind free admission days may not include specially ticketed exhibitions.
