Seasonal & Holidays
Visit These California Museums For Free On Museum Day 2021
Smithsonian Magazine's 17th annual Museum Day will be held Sept. 18. The event gives free access for one day to museums across the country.
LOS ANGELES, CA — After a long year of coronavirus closures and other restrictions, gather your family or your best group of friends to enjoy a day of free admission at the GRAMMY Museum, Museum of Craft & Design and several others in California.
Smithsonian Magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day will take place Sept. 18 at select museums in California and in other cities across the country.
This year’s theme, “Experience America,” celebrates “the return to, and resurgence of, our country's diverse cultural experiences,” following closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release.
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The following museums in California are participating in this year’s Museum Day:
Alta District Historical Society, Dinuba
Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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American Bookbinders Museum, San Francisco
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets are sold out.
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek
Hours: Noon to 5 p.m.
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Bonita Museum and Cultural Center, Bonita
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, Bakersfield
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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California African American Museum, Los Angeles
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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California Museum, Sacramento
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Channel Islands Maritime Museum, Oxnard
Hours: Noon to 4 p.m.
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Dr. Willella Howe Waffle House and Medical Museum, Santa Ana
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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EcoVivarium, Escondido
Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Elverhoj Museum of History & Art, Solvang
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Flight Path Museum & Learning Center at LAX, Los Angeles
Hours: Noon to 4 p.m.
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GRAMMY Museum, Los Angeles
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House Davis-Horton House, San Diego
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Heritage Museum of Orange County, Santa Ana
Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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History Center of San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles
Hours: Noon to 5 p.m.
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Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum, Carlsbad
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Pacific Railroad Museum, San Dimas
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Riverside Art Museum, Riverside
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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S.C.R.A.P. Gallery, Cathedral City
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Sacramento History Museum, Sacramento
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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San Diego Archaeological Center, Escondido
Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The International Printing Museum, Carson
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The Santa Ana Fire Museum, Santa Ana
Hours: Noon to 4 p.m.
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Tustin Area Museum, Tustin
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, Alameda
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets are sold out.
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The purpose of Museum Day, according to a release, is to promote equal access to the wide array of museums in the United States, especially among children and underrepresented communities.
Museum-goers can head to the Museum Day website to download their ticket. Each ticket grants the ticket holder and one guest free, timed access to any participating museum. One ticket is permitted per email address.
See the full list of participating museums at SmithsonianMag.com.
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