FREE Museum Days in Los Angeles

[Anonymous]

Hi Diana,

This is such a great list of resources! Thank you for posting it here!

Yingjia

[Anonymous]

I wanted to add another museum that I went to a few ago with my Teaching American History cohort. The Mamie Clayton Library and Museum in Culver City has wonderful primary resources that Mamie Clayton, a former librarian collected from the African-American community in Los Angeles. It is located at an old courthouse, where they have kept part of it intact, to use for field trips. For example, the jail cell is being used to discuss the civil rights movement. We packed into the cell, and sang protest songs. It was very cool. I plan on taking my students there next semester. For more information, check out the following website: http://www.claytonmuseum.org. The address is 4130 Overland Blvd. Culver City, Ca 90230.

Also, in the November 11th, 2012, issue of the L A Times, there is an article about a Cold War Museum, also located in Culver City. The article discusses the need to move to a larger facility. The Wende Musuem is located at 5741 Buckingham and the website is http://www.wendemuseum.org. The article refers to it as one of LA's best kept secrets.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for listing this information. LACMA our county of Los Angeles museum offers a great program ;Tuesdays Evening for Educators and the Getty Village in Malibu by appointment only offers a series of outdoor plays. The Arboretum and many local gardens are nice destinations and ideal places to take pictures of local flora and fauna.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the list. I plan on visiting one of the museums listed for my make-up assignment. I'd also like to share another excellent museum opportunity: Mayme Clayton Library and Museum, 4130 Overland Avenue, Culver City, 90230. The museum has a wealth of historical African-American artifacts and information. It's well worth your time.

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

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Always Free California African American Museum, Exposition Park, Downtown Los Angeles
California Science Center, Exposition Park, Downtown Los Angeles
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles
The Getty Center, Brentwood, Los Angeles
The Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades
Griffith Observatory
Hollywood Bowl Museum
The Los Angeles Fire Department Museum, Hollywood, only open Saturdays 10-4
MOCA Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood
Paley Center for Media, Beverly Hills
Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton
The Nethercutt Collection and Nethercutt Museum, Sylmar
Santa Monica Museum of Art (Suggested $5 donation), Santa Monica
STARS Center Sheriff’s Museum, 11515 Colima Rd. at Telegraph Rd., Whittier Weekly Free Museum Days Free Every Thursday

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Downtown Los Angeles - Free every Thursday from 5 to 8 pm
MOCA Geffen Contemporary, Downtown Los Angeles - Free every Thursday from 5 to 8 pm
Skirball Cultural Center - Free Thursdays noon - 9 pm
UCLA Hammer Museum - every Thursday
Japanese American National Museum, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles - Every Thursday 5 to 8 pm, and 3rd Thursday all day

Free Every Friday

Long Beach Museum of Art - Free Friday
Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach - Free on Fridays, check website for Free Family Sundays Monthly Free Museum Days George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles - Free the first Tuesday of the month
Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Downtown Los Angeles - Free the first Tuesday of the month
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Mid Wilshire, Museum Row, Los Angeles - First Wednesday
Huntington Library, Collections and Botanical Gardens, Pasadena - Free first Thursday of the month. Free advance tickets required beginning Sept 6, 2007, available beginning the 1st of the preceding month (i.e. August 1 for Sept 6).
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena - 1st Fridays from 6 to 9 pm
Bowers Museum, Santa Ana - First Sunday of the month is Target Free First Sunday.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - Mid-Wilshire, Museum Row, Los Angeles - 2nd Tuesday, check for other sponsored free days
Autry National Center: Museum of the American West in Griffith Park, Los Angeles - the 2nd Tuesday of the month
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden - free every 3rd Tuesday of the month
Japanese American National Museum, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles - 3rd Thursday all day
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena - 4th Friday

[Anonymous]

I would like to add the Japanese Garden experience. What an amazing place, of course is also free and it's on the Campus of Cal State Long Beach. I stayed longer than I had intended because of the peace and serenity you can experiemnt at a place like this.

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