{"id":55875,"date":"2023-01-12T15:36:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T23:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55875"},"modified":"2023-01-12T15:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T23:36:26","slug":"socal-museums-announces-the-return-of-the-museums-free-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55875","title":{"rendered":"SoCal Museums Announces the Return of the  MUSEUMS FREE-FOR-ALL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>The successful initiative returns in-person for the first time in two years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>Free Admission Day<br \/>\nSunday, February 5, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Los Angeles, CA (January 12, 2023)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 SoCal Museums announces the\u00a0<strong>Museums Free-for-All\u00a0<\/strong>on Sunday, February 5, 2023, in-person for the first time since 2020. Over thirty museums\u2014presenting art, cultural heritage, film, natural history, and science\u2014will open their doors and offer free general admission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are thrilled to be able to collectively welcome visitors from across the region on this special day once again. The\u00a0<strong>Museums Free-for-All\u00a0<\/strong>has always been a celebration of the varied and remarkable institutions in Southern California, and it is meaningful to continue this tradition of accessibility and joy,\u201d says\u00a0<strong>Briana Sapp<\/strong>, SoCal Museums President and Director of Marketing and Communications, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. \u201cWe hope this will be an opportunity to both revisit old favorites and see new exhibitions or to try somewhere new.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Free-for-All also serves as a reminder that free visitor days are available year-round at museums across Southern California. A calendar of free days can be found at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/socalmuseums.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/socalmuseums.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw184KtMlZC8xIMzaWa9ygJK\">socalmuseums.org\/free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academymuseum.org\/en\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.academymuseum.org\/en\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1hL6cEttA_mQuWwxaNaI6f\"><strong>Academy Museum of Motion Pictures<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amoca.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amoca.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0fxRnqEoC4MjHKeI5X8eis\"><strong>American Museum of Ceramic Art<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>(<em>Advance tickets required. Visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amoca.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.amoca.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IGDfPqwmgvkCLlh2XO_TI\"><em>www.amoca.org<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>to make a reservation.)<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armoryarts.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.armoryarts.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PJHcUbBDLGU-Ld1S4crWS\"><strong>Armory Center for the Arts<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowers.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bowers.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1xSykNQQTvMcNJJnJKJYVO\"><strong>Bowers Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalinamuseum.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.catalinamuseum.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1hmW-X0BDZbX9BBywIkK-B\"><strong>Catalina Museum for Art &amp; History<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caytonmuseum.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.caytonmuseum.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw232DuvLWEDEDYJCUcOz0ld\"><strong>Cayton\u2019s Children\u2019s Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>(<em>Advance tickets required. Visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caytonmuseum.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.caytonmuseum.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw03nFLOpknAzPfJ49nGQdvJ\"><em>www.caytonmuseum.org<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>to make a reservation.)<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftcontemporary.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.craftcontemporary.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw21-Zqv87WP4sIm2IyXFRTw\"><strong>Craft Contemporary<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.descansogardens.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.descansogardens.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0f_ZZYqDijgxETjg8zbABf\"><strong>Descanso Gardens<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>(<em>Advance tickets required. Visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.decansogardens.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.decansogardens.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw36QrHL6xJ4h97ndBSMoy4u\"><em>www.decansogardens.org<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>to make a reservation.)<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fowler.ucla.edu\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/fowler.ucla.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3pe53Ekb32_hHBcwrjMPhZ\"><strong>Fowler Museum at UCLA<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arts.pepperdine.edu\/museum\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/arts.pepperdine.edu\/museum\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rqeQhqRE5Gcx-M9YLZym8\"><strong>Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hammer.ucla.edu\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/hammer.ucla.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OleiopmWR-Uzh-Fgg9EUx\"><strong>Hammer Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getty.edu\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.getty.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3YHKutxjCQ5eU-Fv3XzkFJ\"><strong>The Getty Center<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.getty.edu\/visit\/villa\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.getty.edu\/visit\/villa\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0o7673IrAv2y-0A9Ap5LXF\"><strong>The Getty Villa<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n(<em>Timed tickets are required for the Getty Villa. Visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getty.edu\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.getty.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw18OraInwu93JcDgZuDCBQO\"><em>www.getty.edu<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>to make a reservation.)\u00a0<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janm.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.janm.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tIMHnuPUpRtek-Pd5LW6M\"><strong>Japanese American National Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tarpits.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/tarpits.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rBCEgy5RXmLPkSRXbshbE\"><strong>La Brea Tar Pits &amp; Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>(<em>Advance tickets required. Visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarpits.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.tarpits.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3N9OsXwHDautjJQjCjPfQX\"><em>www.tarpits.org<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>to make a reservation.)<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lapca.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lapca.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Z7dGkzwOvPuLpQv-CJu63\"><strong>LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincolnshrine.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.lincolnshrine.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jmX1nfTI0dFA5lGuOk4Br\"><strong>Lincoln Memorial Shrine<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbma.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.lbma.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1bf14Sv9JkDG3_UvHTICLy\"><strong>Long Beach Museum of Art<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moca.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.moca.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650018999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Oc19JzF_t1RQATdlaiUxd\"><strong>The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>(<em>Advance tickets strongly recommended. Visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moca.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.moca.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3uOnepZQJJpCkKYpTcrNm2\"><em>www.moca.org<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>to make a reservation.)<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themuck.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/themuck.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw172IocK_eE28qh7Ci_dKBR\"><strong>Muckenthaler Cultural Center<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/molaa.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/molaa.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zVFtrBij_t_-h2NRalivY\"><strong>Museum of Latin America Art (MOLAA)<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumoftolerance.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.museumoftolerance.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2quLj01s63_o2E0D0pYaL4\"><strong>Museum of Tolerance<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/venturamuseum.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/venturamuseum.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2MS-GXLU200346GkQ2uIws\"><strong>Museum of Ventura County<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/venturamuseum.org\/visit-agriculture-museum\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/venturamuseum.org\/visit-agriculture-museum\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0DgD3bkDXr3A-r3LjnKFdT\"><strong>Museum of Ventura County\u2019s Agriculture Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbma.net\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sbma.net\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dzEtm1bxHmRzPWOYHmeMW\"><strong>Santa Barbara Museum of Art<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbnature.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sbnature.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0SztVT-HiB0Bb04-j2ojZl\"><strong>Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/santamonicahistory.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/santamonicahistory.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ca2jWWiDoLgGN1-yv-yfo\"><strong>Santa Monica History Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santapaulaartmuseum.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.santapaulaartmuseum.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw25CfG4kRaKWwrhD3-HE9Jy\"><strong>Santa Paula Art Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skirball.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.skirball.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0TGyTjhNbseD7SHcDHLoz2\"><strong>Skirball Cultural Center<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>(<em>Advance tickets strongly recommended. Visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skirball.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.skirball.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0j-fs6E36SE0PF5JU4KIkk\"><em>www.skirball.org<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>to make a reservation.)<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wendemuseum.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wendemuseum.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1yWbZXvw1MmNleujTWbVoE\"><strong>The Wende Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theadm.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.theadm.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1r_G3lYMbornFsLPpvoOwC\"><strong>The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fisher.usc.edu\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/fisher.usc.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Yd1NNZ8OfCVpr-Y3X5Rn-\"><strong>USC Fisher Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673650019000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Tgm9C1dEYAs4qG26MPmKh\"><strong>USC Asia Pacific Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The successful initiative returns in-person for&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55876,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55875\/revisions\/55876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}