Spotlight on SoCal | Events & Things To Do in Southern California

Museums

Museums, art galleries, zoos and aquariums, with admission, hours and what is on now.

AllMuseums (11)Art galleries (5)Zoos & aquariums (11)
Any subjectArt (11)History (5)Science & nature (12)Children's (13)Culture & heritage (3)Specialty collections (1)Free admission

Orange County

Anaheim

Muzeo Museum and Cultural CenterMuseum · History, ArtA museum and cultural center in downtown Anaheim with rotating exhibitions on history, art and culture.

Costa Mesa

Orange County Museum of ArtMuseum · ArtModern and contemporary art museum in Costa Mesa with a focus on California artists.

Fullerton

Fullerton Museum CenterMuseum · History, ArtA downtown Fullerton museum with rotating exhibitions on art and local history.

Huntington Beach

International Surfing MuseumMuseum · Specialty collections, Culture & heritageA small museum celebrating surf history and culture in Surf City.

Irvine

Pretend City Children's MuseumMuseum · Children'sAn interactive children's museum where young kids play in a pretend town.

Laguna Beach

Laguna Art MuseumMuseum · ArtA museum devoted to American art, with a focus on California artists from historic to contemporary.

Orange

Hilbert Museum of California ArtMuseum · ArtA Chapman University museum devoted to California art, with rotating exhibitions.

Santa Ana

Bowers MuseumMuseum · Art, Culture & heritageA Santa Ana museum known for changing exhibitions and collections of art and artifacts from cultures around the world, including Native American, Pacific and African art.Discovery Cube Orange CountyMuseum · Science & nature, Children'sA hands-on science museum with interactive exhibits for kids and families.Heritage Museum of Orange CountyMuseum · HistoryA history museum in Santa Ana with historic buildings and gardens.

Yorba Linda

Richard Nixon Presidential Library & MuseumMuseum · HistoryPresidential library and museum with exhibits on the life and presidency of Richard Nixon, plus his birthplace and gardens.

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