Museum Day: Free Admission At These California Museums Saturday

CALIFORNIA — If you’re looking for a fun and free activity for the weekend, consider a trip to one of California’s museums. Saturday, Sept. 22 is “Museum Day” and admission to more than 1,500 museums in the country, including 99 in California, is free.

“Museum Day” is an annual event put together by the Smithsonian Magazine and includes participating museums in all 50 states. According to the Smithsonian, participants can download one ticket per email address that provides free general admission for two people.

“Museum Day” is a one-day event only. To snag a ticket, just choose your museum from the list provided below.

The participating museums in California:

• Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan
• American Bookbinders Museum, San Francisco
• Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista
• Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles
• Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield
• Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside
• Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
• Blackhawk Museum, Danville
• Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, Bakersfield
• California African American Museum, Los Angeles
• California Automobile Museum, Sacramento
• California Museum, Sacramento
• California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento
• California Surf Museum, Oceanside
• Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
• Casa de la Guerra, Santa Barbara
• Catalina Island Museum, Avalon
• Chico Creek Nature Center, Chico
• Clarke Historical Museum, Eureka
• Creation & Earth History Museum, Santee
• Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge
• Dr. Willella Howe Waffle House and Medical Museum, Santa Ana
• EcoVivarium, Escondido
• El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, Santa Barbara
• Elverhoj Museum of History & Art, Solvang
• Fillmore Historical Museum, Fillmore
• Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, San Diego
• Great Valley Museum, Modesto
• Haggin Museum, Stockton
• Hanford Carnegie Museum, Hanford
• Heritage Museum of Orange County, Santa Ana
• Heritage of the Americas Museum, El Cajon
• Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos
• History Center of San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo
• Janet Turner Print Museum, CSU, Chico, Chico
• Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles
• Kern County Museum, Bakersfield
• LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles
• Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, Berkeley
• Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach
• Latino Art Museum, Pomona
• Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley
• Los Angeles Maritime Museum, San Pedro
• MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose
• Maidu Museum & Historic Site, Roseville
• March Field Air Museum, Riverside
• Mariposa Museum & History Center, Mariposa
• Mission Inn Museum, Riverside
• Moffett Field Historical Society Museum, Mountain View
• Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka
• Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego -- Downtown location, San Diego
• Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco
• Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach
• Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad
• Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
• Museum of Ventura County, Ventura
• Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum, Santa Paula
• Museum of the American Indian, Novato
• Museums of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa
• NASA Ames Visitor Center, Moffett Field
• National Steinbeck Center, Salinas
• New Museum Los Gatos | NUMU, Los Gatos
• Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove
• Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, Palo Alto
• Point Fermin Lighthouse Historic Site and Museum, San Pedro
• Porterville Historical Museum, Porterville
• Rio Vista Museum, Rio Vista
• Riverside Art Museum, Riverside
• Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, St. Helena
• S.C.R.A.P. Gallery, Cathedral City
• San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego
• San Diego Archaeological Center, Escondido
• San Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego
• San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, San Diego
• San Diego History Center, San Diego
• San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose
• San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose
• Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa Barbara
• Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara
• Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara
• Shoshone Museum Association, Shoshone
• The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House, San Diego
• The International Printing Museum, Carson
• The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose
• The Santa Ana Fire Museum, Santa Ana
• The Space Station Museum, Novato
• The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose
• The Wende Museum, Culver City
• Timken Museum Of Art, San Diego
• Tulare County Museum, Visalia
• USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena
• USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, Alameda
• United States Navy Seabee Museum, Port Hueneme
• Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, Chico
• Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, Vallejo
• Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, Solvang
• Yanks Air Museum, Chino
• Zalud House Museum, Porterville
• di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

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