Jan. 30 will be admission-free

Some of the largest museums in Southern California will offer free general admission to the public on Jan. 30.

In all, 30 institutions are expected to participate in the free day, including the L.A. County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Natural History Museum of L.A. County.

The event is part of the Museums Free-for-All program, an annual initiative from SoCal Museums, a group of marketing and communications professionals from museums throughout the region.

Some of the participating museums — like the Broad, the Getty Museum and the Hammer Museum — already offer free general admission on all days.

The free offer is good only for general admission, not for specially ticketed exhibitions. Participating museums that are normally closed on Saturdays will offer free admission on Jan. 31. Regular parking fees apply.

Free admission on Jan. 30:

Annenberg Space for

Photography Armory Center for the

Arts Autry Museum of the

American West The Broad California African American

Museum California Science Center Craft & Folk Art Museum Descanso Gardens Fowler Museum at UCLA Getty Center and Villa (timed tickets required for Getty Villa) Hammer Museum Japanese American Museum Laguna Art Museum La Plaza de Cultura y Artes Los Angeles County Museum

of Art Museum of Contemporary Art,

Los Angeles Museum of Latin American Art Natural History Museum Orange County Museum of Art Page Museum at the La Brea

Tar Pits Paley Center for Media Pasadena Museum of California Art Santa Barbara Museum of Art Sunnylands USC Pacific Asia Museum William S. Hart Museum

Free admission Jan. 31:

Museum of Tolerance Skirball Cultural Center Zimmer Children’s Museum