Los Angeles family weekend planner
Best museums in Los Angeles
Family-friendly museums in Los Angeles: hands-on science, art, history, and children's museums, plus their upcoming free days and family programs. Browse 30 family-friendly spots and 40 upcoming events on FamHop.
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Upcoming museums
- 10:00 AM 1:00 PM · Saturday, June 6, 2026
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
- Sunday, June 7, 2026 · Saturday, June 6, 2026
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
- Sat, Jun 6 2026, 7 - 11pm · Saturday, June 6, 2026
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro
- Sunday, Jun 7 Los Angeles 11800 Foothill Blvd Sylmar, CA 91342 10:00 am – 5:00 pm · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Discovery Cube Los Angeles, Sylmar
- 826LA@Hammer: Worldbuilders: Adventure Architects · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- Sun Jun 7 · Sunday, June 7, 2026
LACMA, Los Angeles
- Sun Jun 7 · Sunday, June 7, 2026
LACMA, Los Angeles
- Sun Jun 7 · Sunday, June 7, 2026
LACMA, Los Angeles
- Sun Jun 7 · Sunday, June 7, 2026
LACMA, Los Angeles
- Sun Jun 7 · Sunday, June 7, 2026
LACMA, Los Angeles
- Sun Jun 7 · Sunday, June 7, 2026
LACMA, Los Angeles
- Between Dreams and Hope / The Great Yawn of History · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- Mon Jun 8 · Monday, June 8, 2026
LACMA, Los Angeles
- Mon Jun 8 · Monday, June 8, 2026
LACMA, Los Angeles
- Featured June 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- June 10 · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- Sunset Walk & Talk · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- Lunchtime Art Talk on Edgar Calel · Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- After-Hours Tour: Coleman Collins on SPACE IS THE PLACE: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection · Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- Sunset Walk & Talk · Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- Mindful Awareness Meditation · Thursday, June 11, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles · Free
- Altadena Libraries’ Mobile Library · Friday, June 12, 2026
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena · $
- 10:00 AM 2:00 PM · Friday, June 12, 2026
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
- 12:00 PM 1:00 PM · Friday, June 12, 2026
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
- Saturday, June 13, 2026 · Friday, June 12, 2026
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
- Teen Auto Summer Series · Friday, June 12, 2026
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
- Black Rabbit, White Rabbit · Friday, June 12, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- Celebrating Pride · Saturday, June 13, 2026
Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena · Included with Admission
- June 13, 2026 · Saturday, June 13, 2026
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
- Cinema-ye Azad: Nasib Nasibi · Saturday, June 13, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles · Free
- Sensory Morning at The Broad · Sunday, June 14, 2026
The Broad, Los Angeles
- Cinema-ye Azad: Behnam Jafari · Sunday, June 14, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles · Free
- (SOLD OUT) ABOVE – Night Gallery: The Stars of the Summer · Sunday, June 14, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- Featured June 15 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm · Sunday, June 14, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- June 15 · Sunday, June 14, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- Checkpoint / Dead End · Sunday, June 14, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- This event on June 15, 2026 is now at capacity · Monday, June 15, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- (SOLD OUT) ABOVE – Night Gallery: The Stars of the Summer · Monday, June 15, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- Featured 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm (SOLD OUT) ABOVE – Night Gallery: The Stars of the Summer Featured June 15 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 p · Monday, June 15, 2026
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
- Bloomsday 2026 · Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
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- Gallery at REDCAT · Los Angeles
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- Japanese American National Museum · Los Angeles
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- Museum of Contemporary Art · Los Angeles
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- The Broad Museum · Los Angeles
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- The Geffen Contemporary · Los Angeles
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- Grammy Museum · Los Angeles
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- California Science Center · Los Angeles
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- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County · Los Angeles
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- USC Fisher Museum of Art · Los Angeles
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- Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery · Glendale
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- Griffith Observatory · Los Angeles
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- Lowell Ryan Projects · Culver City
- Vincent Price Art Museum · Monterey Park
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- Museum of Death · Glendale
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- Craft Contemporary · Los Angeles
- George C. Page Museum · Culver City
- Guinness World Records Museum · Los Angeles
- Hollywood Heritage Museum · Glendale
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- Hollywood Wax Museum · Los Angeles
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- Museum of Selfies · Los Angeles
- South Pasadena Historic Museum · South Pasadena
- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures · Los Angeles
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- Autry Museum of the American West · Los Angeles
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- Autry Museum of the American West · Los Angles
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- Petersen Automotive Museum · Los Angeles
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- Travel Town Museum · Los Angeles
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- MOCA Pacific Design Center · Culver City
- Norton Simon Museum of Art · Pasadena
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