In a joint effort to present the arts and culture to the diverse and myriad communities in Southern California, the Museum Marketing Roundtable announces the fifth annual “Museums Free-For-All” Saturday-Sunday, October 3 and 4, 2009. The following museums - presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science - will open their doors wide and invite visitors free of charge.*

Participating Museums:

• Armory Center for the Arts - Both Days
• The Autry National Center - Sunday, October 4th ONLY
• Bowers Museum - Sunday, October 4th Only
• California African American Museum - Both Days
• California Heritage Museum - Saturday, October 3rd Only
• California Science Center - Both Days
• Craft and Folk Art Museum - Both Days
• Fowler Museum at UCLA - Both Days
• The Getty Center - Both Days
• The Getty Villa**- Both Days
• The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live - Sunday, October 4th Only
• Hammer Museum at UCLA - Sunday, October 4th Only
• Japanese American National Museum - Saturday, October 3rd Only
• Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial - Saturday, October 3rd
• The Museum of Contemporary Art,
  Los Angeles (MOCA) - Sunday, October 4th Only
• Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) - Both Days
• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Sunday October 4th Only
• Norton Simon Museum - Sunday, October 4th Only
• Orange County Center for Contemporary Art - Both Days
• Orange County Museum of Art - Both Days
• The Paley Center for Media - Both Days
• Santa Monica Museum of Art - Saturday, October 3rd Only
• Skirball Cultural Center - Sunday, October 4th Only
• The Studio for Southern California History - Both Days

I’m going to bust out some maps and bits of string so I can chart out the most efficient route in a valiant attempt to hit as many museums on this list as I can. (via hydeordie)