Travel Reference
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Value
F ree Culture
To beef up att endance and g ive indigent f olk like us tra vel writ ers a br eak,
almost all of L.A. 's ar t galleries and museums ar e open fr ee t o the public 1
day of the w eek or month (or both), and sev eral charge no admission at an y
time. Use the f ollowing list t o plan y our week around the museums ' free-day
schedules; refer to the individual attrac tions listings in this chapt er for more
information on each museum.
Free Every Day
• J. Paul Getty Museum at the Gett y Center
• The Getty Villa Malibu (advance tickets r equired)
• Paley Center for Media (donation suggest ed)
• Los Angeles C ounty Museum of Ar t,
after
5pm
• California African American Museum
• California Science Center
• Bergamot Arts Station & Santa M onica Museum of Ar t
Free Every Thursday
• Museum of C ontemporary Art (MOCA), from 5 t o 8pm
• Museum of the American West, from 4 t o 8pm
• Hammer Museum, fr om 11am t o 9pm
• Japanese American National Museum, fr om 5 t o 8pm
• Skirball Cultural Center, from noon t o 9pm
• Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, fr om 5 t o 8pm
Free Every Friday
• Schindler House, from 4 t o 6pm
Free Every First Tuesday
• Natural History Museum of L os Angeles C ounty, from 9:30am t o 5pm
• Page Museum at La Br ea Tar Pits, from 9:30am t o 5pm
Free Every First Wednesday
• Craft & F olk Art Museum, fr om 11am t o 5pm
Free Every First Thursday
• Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical G ardens, from noon t o 4:30pm
Free Every First Friday
• Norton Simon Museum of Ar t, from 6 t o 9pm
Free Every Second Tuesday
• Museum of the American West, from 10am t o 5pm
• Los Angeles C ounty Museum of Ar t, from noon t o 8pm
Free Every Third Tuesday
• Los Angeles C ounty Arbor etum and Botanic G
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arden, fr om 9am t o
4:30pm
• Japanese American National Museum, fr om 10am t o 8pm
Free Every Fourth Friday
• Pacific Asia Museum, fr om 10am t o 8pm
