California Science Center
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University. (310) 506-4851
Getty Center
Free admission daily. Parking is $15. (310) 440-7330
Getty Villa in Malibu:
Free admission daily. Parking is $15. (310) 440-7330
Griffith Park Observatory:
Free admission daily. (213) 473-0800
Hammer Museum:
Free admission daily. (310) 443-7000
La Plaza:
Open Wednesday-Mon. Always free admission. (213) 542-6200
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery:
Open Thur.-Sun. and the first Friday of each month. (323) 644-6269
The Nethercutt Museum:
Open Tues.-Sat. Always free admission. (818) 364-6464
William S. Hart Ranch and Museum: Free admission daily (Wednesday-Sunday)
George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tarpits: Free on the first Tuesday of each month except July & August (323) 857-6300
Natural History Museum: Free admission on the first Tuesday of each month except for July and August. Parking is $10. (213) 763-3466
Kidspace Museum:
(626) 449-9144
Autry National Center
: Free admission on the second Tuesday of each month. (323) 667-2000
LACMA LA County Museum of Art:
Free admission on the second Tuesday of each month, free after 3 pm Mon.-Fri. and on several holiday Mondays.LACMA also has a NexGen program for free membership for children (and one free adult guest per child). (323) 857-6000 The Arboretum of Los Angeles County: Free admission on the third Tuesday of each month. (626) 821-3222LA
Craft and Folk Art Museum:
Free on the first Wednesday of each month. (323) 937-4230
Skirball Cultural Center:
Free admission each Thursday. (310) 440-4500
MOCA: Free admission at all three MOCA locations on each Thursday from 5-8 pm. (213) 626-6222
Huntington Library and Gardens: Free admission on the first Thursday of each month with prior reservation through their website. (626) 405-2100
Japanese American National Museum: Free general admission every Thursday from 5 to 8 pm and every third Thursday of the month. Also free one Saturday of each month. (213) 625-0414
Long Beach Museum of Art: Free admission each Friday. (562) 439-2119
Pasadena Museum of California Art: Free admission on the first Friday of each month. (626) 568-3665
Claremont Museum of Art:
Free admission on the first Friday of the month from 5-8:30 pm.
(909) 621-3200
Norton Simon Museum:
Free admission on the first Friday of each month from 6-9 pm.
(626) 449-6840
Pacific Asia Museum:
Free admission on the fourth Friday of each month. (626) 449-2742
LA MUSEUMS THAT ARE FREE ON SATURDAY
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum: Free on the only open day: Saturdays from 10 am-4 pm. (323) 464-2727
LA MUSEUMS THAT ARE FREE ON SUNDAY
Museum of Latin American Art: Free admission each Sunday (another Target Sponsored Free Day). (562) 437-1689