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Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live on September 24

Do you enjoy visiting museums? Then check out Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live that takes place every year in September. The event provides free admission to numerous museums throughout the United States.

It’s that time of year again for the Smithsonian magazine museum day live! on Saturday, September 24.  This is a wonderful opportunity for your family to get FREE admission into several to participating museums across the country.  My family and I have attended museum day live! several times.  The crowds can be quite large, but it’s worth it if you get FREE admission into some of the normally more expensive museums in Southern California.

Museum Day Live Ticket Information

A museum day live! ticket provides FREE admission for two people.  Since I have a family of four, my husband typically registers for one ticket and I register for a second one (two tickets will get in four people).  However, you need to have separate email addresses to do this.

To register for tickets to any museum that you would like to visit on September 24, please visit the Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live! website.

Southern California Museum Day Live

Do you enjoy visiting museums? Then check out Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live that takes place every year in September. The event provides free admission to numerous museums throughout the United States.

source: Smithsonian magazine museum day live

The following Southern California museums will be participating in this year’s museum day live!:

Los Angeles Area

  • Autry Museum of the American West – Los Angeles
  • Catalina Island Museum – Avalon
  • Forest Lawn Museum – Glendale
  • Fowler Museum at UCLA – Los Angeles
  • Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art – Malibu
  • GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE – Los Angeles
  • The International Printing Museum – Carson
  • Japanese American National Museum – Los Angeles
  • LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes – Los Angeles
  • Latino Art Museum – Pomona
  • Los Angeles Maritime Museum – San Pedro
  • Santa Monica History Museum – Santa Monica
  • Zimmer Children’s Museum – Los Angeles

Orange County

  • Dr. Willella Howe Waffle House and Medical Museum – Santa Ana
  • Heritage Museum of Orange County – Santa Ana
  • Laguna Art Museum – Laguna Beach
  • The Santa Ana Fire Museum – Santa Ana

The Inland Empire

  • Orange Empire Railway Museum – Perris
  • Riverside Art Museum – Riverside

San Diego County

  • Mingei International Museum – San Diego
  • Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego – La Jolla
  • Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego – Downtown San Diego
  • 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

Santa Barbara Area

  • Santa Barbara Botanic Garden – Santa Barbara
  • Santa Barbara Maritime Museum – Santa Barbara

Happy Field Tripping!

Jilleen

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Candice

Saturday 10th of September 2016

I have two kids and live in Riverside, Ca. How do we get our free tickets to the museum?

Jilleen

Saturday 10th of September 2016

There is a link at the very bottom of the post that you click on to order tickets.