SoCal Museums presents “Free-for-All” day








The Santa Monica History Museum will join more than 30 other museums around Southern California to offer free general admission as part of “Museums Free-for-All” day on Sunday, March 16.
Alexa Nishimoto, president of SoCal Museums and marketing associate for the Japanese American National Museum, said, “As Los Angeles and Southern California continue to recover after the devastating fires, we hope to offer a space of comfort and connection for people.”
Visitors to the Santa Monica History Museum will be able to view their current exhibit, “Roots and Branches: A Tree’s View of Santa Monica.” The interactive exhibit takes visitors on a journey through Santa Monica’s history, beginning with the native Tongva people and descending into the modern-day transformation of the city's treescape through urban expansion.
Lisa Dannenbaum is the director of communications at the Santa Monica History Museum. “We love how it really matches up with our mission which is to make museums accessible to everyone. That’s a value that we hold very close,”she said.
A full list of participating museums can be found below. Please note that while general admission is free, parking and other fees are not included.
Academy Museum of Motion Picture
American Museum of Ceramic Art
Autry Museum of the American West
Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College
Bowers Museum
The Broad
California African American Museum
California Botanical Garden
Catalina Museum for Art & History
Columbia Memorial Space Center
Craft Contemporary
Forest Lawn Museum
Fowler Museum
Frederick R Weisman Art Museum
The Getty Center
GRAMMY Museum
Hammer Museum
Holocaust Museum LA
Institute Contemporary Art, LA
International Printing Museum
La Brea Tar Pits
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Lincoln Memorial Shrine
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)
Museum of Tolerance
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Monica History Museum
Skirball Cultural Center
Sunnylands Center & Gardens
The Wende Museum