San Diego Museum Month was created in 1989 to advertise consciousness of the area’s museums, historic websites, academic establishments, and cultural sights. This month-long promotion occurs each February and has grown to grow to be a much-anticipated occasion in San Diego County.
In spite of everything, when else are you able to obtain a half-off admission to discover San Diego greatest museums?
2024 noticed the surprising however very welcome addition of LEGOLAND California and its SEA LIFE Aquarium to the Museum Month checklist of reductions (see particulars under). Additionally added was the WNDR Museum in downtown, which I beloved and would undoubtedly advocate. Learn on to search out out the complete checklist 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 can be included in 2025 Museum Month’s reductions. Because of 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 greater and higher yearly, and 2025 isn’t any exception.
Beginning February 1, contributors can choose up a free San Diego Museum Month Go that entitles them to half-off admission in any respect collaborating museums all through the whole month of February. You don’t must be a resident — anybody can use this cross!
Digital passes are additionally now out there and are required for some museums – see particulars under on particular listings.
Test Earlier than You Go
At all times 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 ensure you have the required cross. Some require solely digital and a few solely a printed cross.
You’ll be able to choose up your free printed Museum Month cross at one among over 80 public libraries in San Diego County. A few of these collaborating embody:
- 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 cross might convey as much as 4 individuals to collaborating museums to obtain half-off admission for the whole celebration.
There are a couple of restrictions, similar to some museums might solely can help you use the cross a specific amount of instances within the month or on sure days. Further charges might apply for particular exhibitions at collaborating museums.
This Yr’s Collaborating Museums & Sights
Your Museum Month low cost cross will get you half-price admission at these unbelievable San Diego County museums and numerous sights. From hands-on to interactive shows, museum enjoyable could be discovered all month lengthy. Choose one of many area’s museums or cultural sights within the full checklist under, and prepare to discover!
- Barona Cultural Heart & Museum: Admission is at all times free, and cross holders can take pleasure in 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 upfront 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 Heart California Heart for the Arts, Escondido Museum
- Mind Observatory: Get your digital cross and ebook tickets on-line
- Cabrillo Nationwide Monument
- California Surf Museum
- California Wolf Heart: Excursions by appointment solely. Obtain your digital Museum Month cross and get the hyperlink and code for 1/2 value Wolf Heart Tour tickets.
- Centro Cultural de la Raza
- Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Heart
- Comedian-Con Museum: Half-off admission on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays solely throughout Museum Month. Low cost is restricted 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 Heart (IMAX not included)
- Gaslamp Museum on the Davis-Horton Home
- Heritage of the Americas Museum
- Institute of Up to date Artwork (ICA) Central
- Institute of Up to date 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 means of late October. Tickets are good by means of December 31, 2025. Ebook your tickets on-line. Museum Month low cost can’t be mixed with coupons for different presents.
- Lemon Grove Parsonage Museum
- Residing Coast Discovery Heart
- 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: Might exclude some particular occasions.
- Museum of Up to date Artwork San Diego, Downtown and La Jolla
- Museum of Making Music
- Museum of Photographic Arts
- Museum of Us: Museum Month admission doesn’t embody 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 Individuals 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: Bear in mind Us The Holocaust
- San Diego African American Museum of Fantastic Arts
- San Diego Historical past Heart
- San Diego Air and House Museum
- San Diego Archaeological Heart
- 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 contributors. 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 Heart
- 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 can be accepted on the door. Low cost is restricted to 4 tickets.
- San Diego Pure Historical past Museum: Solely printed Museum Month passes, no digital passes, can be accepted on the door. This coupon is for half-price admission for as much as 4 individuals. The coupon can’t be used for specifically ticketed occasions, Nat at Evening, particular exhibitions/displays, discipline journeys, or group visits.
- San Diego Police Museum
- Tijuana Estuary Customer Heart
- Timken Museum of Artwork
- USS Halfway Museum
- Vanguard Tradition Visions Artwork Museum
- Visions Museum of Textile Artwork
- Warner-Carrillo Ranch Home
- Water Conservation Backyard (briefly closed)
- Whaley Home Museum: Museum Month passes are solely good for the Daytime Self-Guided Tour, working day by day 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 cross on the door or use code: SDMuseumMonth when buying
- Girls’s Museum of California: Museum with out Partitions – watch their web site/social media for upcoming displays and on-line programming
- WorldBeat Cultural Heart
TIJUANA (included in 2024 Museum Month. 2025 nonetheless TBD)
- Tijuana Cultural Heart
- 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 be taught extra concerning the greatest San Diego museums, historic websites, gardens, zoos, aquariums, and cultural choices, which is able to undoubtedly embody info and enjoyable actions that you simply won’t already be acquainted with.
Comply with the San Diego Museum Council on these accounts and test them each day all through February.
Or, observe the hashtag #SDMuseumMonth.
Enjoyable Reality: 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 range, 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 you can too test my neighborhood guides.
Which San Diego museums are you trying ahead to studying extra about throughout San Diego Museum Month?
*Picture credit: San Diego Air and House Museum/Peter Carney for Balboa Park
