Southern California Museums Free On Jan. 28

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Dozens of museums in Southern California will offer free admission to visitors on Jan. 28, it was announced this week. The event is a part of SoCal Museums 13th annual Museums Free-for-All campaign.

Organizers hold the event each year with the hopes of raising awareness about the museums.

“This is a tremendously popular annual event, and each year thousands of people turn out from communities across Southern California to explore museums,” said Jennifer Caballero, SoCal Museums president and marketing director at the Skirball Cultural Center. “We hope that visitors take advantage of this day by going to a museum they have always wanted to see or by revisiting an old favorite—and we hope they Go Metro and take the train, bus, or bike share there.”

Museums Free-for-All is partnering with Metro, encouraging visitors to Go Metro to explore participating museums, many of which are a short walk from Metro bus or rail stops.

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.

For a list of participating museums, go to socalmuseums.org/free.

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