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 turn out to be a much-anticipated occasion in San Diego County.
This yr’s occasion goes to be even higher than ever with a return to an in-person occasion since our San Diego museums are open.
How Museum Month Works
San Diego Museum Month offers patrons an opportunity to find what’s new at greater than 45 San Diego museums, historic websites, gardens, aquariums, and different locations – with financial savings solely seen every year.
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 your complete month of February. You don’t should be a resident — anybody can use this move!
Decide up your free move at Macy’s places within the San Diego space and at over 75 collaborating native libraries. These 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
Friends with a Museum Month move could carry as much as 4 folks to collaborating museums to obtain half-off admission for your complete celebration.
There are just a few restrictions reminiscent of some museums could solely mean you can use the move a certain quantity of occasions within the month. Extra charges could apply for particular exhibitions at collaborating museums.
Macy’s sponsorship additionally supplies funding for tons of of free vouchers for college students at Title I colleges to take part in Museum Month.
This Yr’s Taking part Museums
Your Museum Month low cost move will get you half-price admission at these incredible San Diego, CA sights.
- Barona Cultural Heart & Museum (Admission is all the time free and move holders can get pleasure from 20% off their museum retailer buy – some exclusions apply – throughout 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 MuseumMonth22 at checkout.)
- Bonita Museum & Cultural Heart California Heart for the Arts, Escondido Museum
- California Surf Museum
- Comedian-Con Museum
- Coronado Historic Affiliation
- Fleet Science Heart (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 (SOHO) (The Junípero Serra Museum is closed for renovations till late February 2022.)
- La Jolla Historic Society
- Lemon Grove Parsonage Museum
- Residing Coast Discovery Heart
- Maritime Museum of San Diego
- Marston Home Museum and Gardens (SOHO)
- MCRD Command Museum
- Mingei Worldwide Museum
- Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum
- Mission San Luis Rey (Might exclude some particular occasions.)
- Museum of Modern Artwork San Diego, Downtown
- Museum of Making Music
- Museum of Photographic Arts
- New People Museum
- San Diego African American Museum of Nice Arts
- San Diego Historical past Heart
- San Diego Air and House Museum
- San Diego Archaeological Heart
- San Diego Automotive Museum (Youngsters should be accompanied by an grownup.)
- San Diego Botanic Backyard (Go could also be used for entrance to the Backyard on sooner or later solely, as chosen by the passholder. As much as 4 folks could also be admitted that day, however nobody could return with the move on a separate day. Doesn’t embody particular occasions. Tickets should be bought in individual on the day of entry by presenting the move at admissions. On-line ticket gross sales aren’t accessible for this low cost).
- San Diego Youngsters’s Discovery Museum (Passes could solely be used as soon as and excludes particular occasions. Can’t be mixed with different gives.)
- San Diego Chinese language Historic Museum (Reopening quickly – watch their web site/social media for updates, upcoming reveals and on-line programing.)
- San Diego Mannequin Railroad Museum
- San Diego Museum of Artwork
- San Diego Pure Historical past Museum (The NAT) (Passes could solely be used as soon as and excludes particular occasions. Can’t be mixed with different gives.)
- Santa Ysabel Common Retailer (SOHO)
- SOHO’s Adobe Chapel Museum (Closed for renovation – watch their web site/social media for updates, upcoming reveals and on-line programing.)
- The New Youngsters’s Museum
- Tijuana Estuary Customer Heart
- Timken Museum of Artwork (Reopening quickly – watch their web site/social media for updates, upcoming reveals and on-line programing.)
- USS Halfway Museum
- Vanguard Tradition (Arts Media Outlet – watch their web site/social media for upcoming reveals and on-line programing.)
- Visions Artwork Museum
- Warner-Carrillo Ranch Home (SOHO)
- Ladies’s Museum of California (Museum with out Partitions – watch their web site/social media for upcoming reveals and on-line programing).
Be taught Extra About Museum Month from the San Diego Museum Council
Tune into social media to study extra in regards to the finest San Diego museums, historic websites, gardens, zoos, aquariums, and cultural choices which can undoubtedly embody info and enjoyable actions that you simply may not already be conversant in.
Observe the San Diego Museum Council on these accounts and test them every day all through February.
Or, comply with the hashtag #SDMuseumMonth. And, then when the time is correct, go to a museum that’s new to you.
Enjoyable Truth: In April 2015, San Diego was acknowledged by the Nationwide Geographic Channel documentary, “World’s Good 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. Whereas I’ve highlighted loads of issues to do in San Diego on this web site, San Diego Museum Council has additionally curated enjoyable neighborhood guides for much more inspiration and actions to enhance your museum go to.
Which San Diego museums are you wanting ahead to studying extra about throughout San Diego Museum Month?
*Photograph credit: San Diego Air and House Museum/Peter Carney for Balboa Park
