Those enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with an active card can get reduced or free admission to over 1,200 museums in the United States.
Museums for All, a national program that began in 2014, allows low-income families to become regular visitors to a variety of museums. Each SNAP card allows four guests entry at the same reduced price, which ranges from free to $3. More than 8 million visitors have used the program since its inception. Over 100 participating museums in California are listed below by region.
Los Angeles
- Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles
- La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Los Angeles
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles
- Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
- The African American Firefighter Museum, Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
- Agape Children’s Museum, Long Beach
- American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona
- California Botanic Garden, Claremont
- Cayton Children’s Museum, Santa Monica
- Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena
- Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach
- Museum of Neon Art, Glendale
- Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, Claremont
- Santa Monica History Museum, Santa Monica
- Southern California Children’s Museum, Pasadena
Inland Empire
- Kimberly Crest House & Gardens, Redlands
- Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center, Jurupa Valley
- Riverside Art Museum, Riverside
- San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands
- The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Palm Desert
- Victor Valley Museum, Apple Valley
Orange County
- Hermosa Beach Historical Society & Museum, Hermosa Beach
- Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, Anaheim
- Orange County Children’s Museum, Fountain Valley
- Pretend City Children’s Museum, Irvine
- Sherman Library & Gardens, Corona Del Mar
- The Children’s Museum at La Habra, La Habra
San Diego County
- Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla
- California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Legacy Center, San Diego
- Maritime Museum, San Diego
- Marston House Museum & Gardens, San Diego
- Mingei International Museum, San Diego
- Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego
- Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla
- Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad
- Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego
- San Diego Archaeological Center, Escondido
- San Diego Art Institute, San Diego
- San Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego
- San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas
- San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, Escondido
- San Diego History Center, San Diego
- San Diego Model Railroad Museum, San Diego
- San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego
- San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego
- The New Children’s Museum, San Diego
- Timken Museum of Art, San Diego
- USS Midway Museum, San Diego
- The Warner-Carrillo Ranch House, Warner Springs
Berkeley
- Habitot Children’s Museum, Berkeley
- Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley
- The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley
- University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley
Oakland
- Camron-Stanford House, Oakland
- Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland
- Museum of Children’s Arts, Oakland
- Oakland Museum of California, Oakland
- Oakland Zoo, Oakland
Sacramento
- California Museum, Sacramento
- Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
- Sacramento Children’s Museum, Rancho Cordova
- Sacramento History Museum, Old Sacramento
- SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity, Sacramento
- SSVMS Museum of Medical History, Sacramento
San Francisco
- American Bookbinders Museum, San Francisco
- Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
- California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
- Children’s Creativity Museum, San Francisco
- Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco
- Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco
- de Young Museum, San Francisco
- Exploratorium, San Francisco
- International Art Museum of America, San Francisco
- Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco
- Letterform Archive, San Francisco
- Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco
- Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco
- San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco
- San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, San Francisco
- Tenderloin Museum, San Francisco
San Jose
- Children’s Discovery Museum, San Jose
- San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose
- The Tech Interactive, San Jose
Northern California
- Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
- Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside
- Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Santa Rosa
- Chico Children’s Museum, Chico
- Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa
- Clarke Historical Museum, Eureka
- Cupertino Historical Society + Museum, Cupertino
- CuriOdyssey, San Mateo
- Filoli Historic House & Garden, Woodside
- Kids Discovery Station, Merced
- Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Walnut Creek
- Lompoc Museum, Lompoc
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg
- Modesto Children’s Museum, Modesto
- Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka
- Museum of History Benicia–Arsenal Galleries, Benicia
- Museum of History Benicia–Downtown Gallery, Benicia
- Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa
- New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos
- Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto
- Richmond Museum of History, Richmond
- Robert Ferguson Observatory, Kenwood
- Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery, Walnut Creek
- Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery, Capitola
- Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum, Santa Maria
- Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum & Parks-Janeway Carriage House, Santa Ynez
- Sequoia Park Zoo, Eureka
- Sonoma Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen
- The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center, Santa Rosa
- The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito
- Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding
- USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, Alameda
