San Diego Museum Month was created in 1989 to advertise consciousness of the area’s museums, historic websites, academic establishments, and cultural points of interest. This month-long promotion occurs each February and has grown to develop into a much-anticipated occasion in San Diego County.
In any case, when else are you able to obtain a half-off admission to discover San Diego greatest museums?
2024 noticed the sudden however very welcome addition of LEGOLAND California and its SEA LIFE Aquarium to the Museum Month listing of reductions (see particulars beneath). Additionally added was the WNDR Museum in downtown, which I beloved and would undoubtedly suggest. Learn on to seek out out the total listing for 2025.
One factor we don’t know but, however will replace you as quickly as we do, is whether or not Tijuana’s museums will likely be included in 2025 Museum Month’s reductions. Due to San Diego and Tijuana collectively being named the 2024 ‘World Design Capital,’ some artwork and cultural establishments in Tijuana, Mexico, did take part.
How San Diego Museum Month Works
San Diego Museum Month permits patrons to find what’s new at greater than 70 San Diego museums, historic websites, zoos, gardens, aquariums, and different locations – with financial savings solely seen annually. It appears to get larger and higher yearly, and 2025 isn’t any exception.
Beginning February 1, members can decide up a free San Diego Museum Month Go that entitles them to half-off admission in any respect taking part museums all through your entire month of February. You don’t must be a resident — anybody can use this move!
Digital passes are additionally now out there and are required for some museums – see particulars beneath on particular listings.
Examine Earlier than You Go
All the time test the Museum Month official web site for the itemizing of the attraction you propose to go to to double test the necessities earlier than you go to to be sure to have the required move. Some require solely digital and a few solely a printed move.
You may decide up your free printed Museum Month move at one in all over 80 public libraries in San Diego County. A few of these taking part embrace:
- San Diego County Library
- San Diego Public Library
- Carlsbad Public Library
- Chula Vista Public Library
- Coronado Public Library
- Escondido Public Library
- Nationwide Metropolis Public Library
- Oceanside Public Library
Visitors with a Museum Month move might carry as much as 4 folks to taking part museums to obtain half-off admission for your entire celebration.
There are a couple of restrictions, corresponding to some museums might solely assist you to use the move a certain quantity of occasions within the month or on sure days. Extra charges might apply for particular exhibitions at taking part museums.
This Yr’s Collaborating Museums & Sights
Your Museum Month low cost move will get you half-price admission at these improbable San Diego County museums and numerous points of interest. From hands-on to interactive shows, museum enjoyable may be discovered all month lengthy. Decide one of many area’s museums or cultural points of interest within the full listing beneath, and prepare to discover!
- Barona Cultural Middle & Museum: Admission is all the time free, and move holders can get pleasure from 20% off their retailer buy – some exclusions apply – through the month of February.
- Birch Aquarium at Scripps: Discounted Museum Month admissions for Birch Aquarium MUST be reserved on-line prematurely for a selected date and time. Go to aquarium.ucsd.edu and use code MuseumMonth24 at checkout for as much as 4 discounted tickets.
- Bonita Museum & Cultural Middle California Middle for the Arts, Escondido Museum
- Mind Observatory: Get your digital move and ebook tickets on-line
- Cabrillo Nationwide Monument
- California Surf Museum
- California Wolf Middle: Excursions by appointment solely. Obtain your digital Museum Month move and get the hyperlink and code for 1/2 worth Wolf Middle Tour tickets.
- Centro Cultural de la Raza
- Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Middle
- Comedian-Con Museum: Half-off admission on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays solely throughout Museum Month. Low cost is proscribed to 2 adults & 2 kids’s tickets.
- Coronado Historic Affiliation
- Deer Park Vineyard & Auto Museum: 50% off admission to the museum in February
- Fleet Science Middle (IMAX not included)
- Gaslamp Museum on the Davis-Horton Home
- Heritage of the Americas Museum
- Institute of Modern Artwork (ICA) Central
- Institute of Modern Artwork (ICA) North
- JA Cooley Museum
- Japanese Friendship Backyard
- Junipero Serra Museum (open Saturday and Sunday)
- La Jolla Historic Society
- La Mesa Depot Museum
- LEGOLAND California: Advance reservations are required. Throughout Museum Month, guests can get 50% off full-gate-price tickets legitimate for both a LEGOLAND + SEA LIFE Aquarium Hopper Ticket or a Resort Hopper Ticket that features LEGOLAND + Water Park + SEA LIFE. The Water Park opens in late March by way of late October. Tickets are good by way of December 31, 2025. Guide your tickets on-line. Museum Month low cost can’t be mixed with coupons for different presents.
- Lemon Grove Parsonage Museum
- Residing Coast Discovery Middle
- Maritime Museum of San Diego
- Marston Home Museum and Gardens (SOHO)
- Marine Corps Recruit Depot Command Museum
- MCRD Command Museum
- Mingei Worldwide Museum
- Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum
- Mission San Luis Rey: Could exclude some particular occasions.
- Museum of Modern Artwork San Diego, Downtown and La Jolla
- Museum of Making Music
- Museum of Photographic Arts
- Museum of Us: Museum Month admission doesn’t embrace California Tower excursions or the Membership On Us enrollment – which comes with a typical full-price one-day admission ticket
- Nautical Historical past Gallery & Museum
- New People Museum
- New Youngsters’s Museum: Museum Month low cost legitimate weekdays – they’re closed Tuesdays
- Outdated City San Diego State Historic Park
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
- RUTH: Keep in mind Us The Holocaust
- San Diego African American Museum of Advantageous Arts
- San Diego Historical past Middle
- San Diego Air and Area Museum
- San Diego Archaeological Middle
- San Diego Automotive Museum
- San Diego Botanic Backyard: Use promo code for as much as 4 (4) half-price admissions. On-line reservations are required for Museum Month members. It can’t be mixed with different presents, coupons, or reductions. Watch right here for the promo code.
- San Diego Youngsters’s Discovery Museum: Passes might solely be used as soon as and excludes particular occasions. Can’t be mixed with different presents.
- San Diego Chinese language Historic Museum
- San Diego Historical past Middle
- San Diego Worldwide Airport Arts Program
- San Diego Mannequin Railroad Museum
- San Diego Museum of Artwork: Half-off museum admission is with an official Printed Go from a library solely. No Museum Month Digital Passes will likely be accepted on the door. Low cost is proscribed to 4 tickets.
- San Diego Pure Historical past Museum: Solely printed Museum Month passes, no digital passes, will likely be accepted on the door. This coupon is for half-price admission for as much as 4 folks. The coupon can’t be used for specifically ticketed occasions, Nat at Night time, particular exhibitions/reveals, discipline journeys, or group visits.
- San Diego Police Museum
- Tijuana Estuary Customer Middle
- Timken Museum of Artwork
- USS Halfway Museum
- Vanguard Tradition Visions Artwork Museum
- Visions Museum of Textile Artwork
- Warner-Carrillo Ranch Home
- Water Conservation Backyard (quickly closed)
- Whaley Home Museum: Museum Month passes are solely good for the Daytime Self-Guided Tour, working daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and never Night Guided Excursions or the Paranormal Tour)
- WNDR Museum: 50% off on Wednesdays and Thursdays in February – present digital move on the door or use code: SDMuseumMonth when buying
- Ladies’s Museum of California: Museum with out Partitions – watch their web site/social media for upcoming reveals and on-line programming
- WorldBeat Cultural Middle
TIJUANA (included in 2024 Museum Month. 2025 nonetheless TBD)
- Tijuana Cultural Middle
- Tijuana Aquarium
- El Cubo (The Dice)
- Museum of the Californias
- Tijuana Historical past Museum
- Municipal Institute of Artwork and Tradition / IMAC
Be taught Extra About Museum Month From the San Diego Museum Council
Tune into social media to study extra concerning the greatest San Diego museums, historic websites, gardens, zoos, aquariums, and cultural choices, which can undoubtedly embrace data and enjoyable actions that you simply won’t already be accustomed to.
Observe the San Diego Museum Council on these accounts and test them each day all through February.
Or, comply with the hashtag #SDMuseumMonth.
Enjoyable Truth: In April 2015, San Diego was acknowledged by the Nationwide Geographic Channel documentary “World’s Sensible Cities: San Diego,” the place the area gained applause for its way of life wealthy in artwork, cultural variety, and pure magnificence.
Discover a New-To-You Neighborhood Whereas You’re at It
Why not go to a museum that’s in a neighborhood you don’t get to fairly often? I’ve highlighted loads of issues to do in San Diego, however it’s also possible to test my neighborhood guides.
Which San Diego museums are you wanting ahead to studying extra about throughout San Diego Museum Month?
*Photograph credit: San Diego Air and Area Museum/Peter Carney for Balboa Park