IMPORTANT: Online tickets are now sold out for SF Free Museum Weekend, but a limited number will be available in-person at participating museums on the day of the event.
Thanks to some generous anonymous donors, 21 SF museums will be free for the public to visit during SF Free Museum Weekend on December 3-4. Participating locations include both small museums, such as the American Bookbinders Museum and the Cartoon Art Museum, and larger institutions, such as the California Academy of Sciences and SFMOMA.
Here are the museums offering free admission during SF Free Museum Weekend.
Saturday, December 3
- American Bookbinders Museum
- California Academy of Sciences
- Cartoon Art Museum
- de Young Museum
- GLBT Historical Society Museum
- Institute of Contemporary Art SF
- Legion of Honor
- Letterform Archive
- McEvoy Foundation for the Arts
- Minnesota Street Project
- Museum of Craft and Design
- SF Camerawork
- Trulshen-Marmor Museum of the Eye
- Walt Disney Family Museum
Sunday, December 4
- Asian Art Museum
- Children’s Creativity Museum
- Contemporary Jewish Museum
- Exploratorium
- Museum of African Diaspora
- SFMOMA
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Guest must reserve a ticket online, as it will grant you access to all participating museums on the given day. There are two exceptions: tickets to the California Academy of Sciences and the Walt Disney Family Museum must be reserved at their respective websites.
These free admission days during the weekend of December 3-4 are likely to draw big crowds, so plan accordingly. If you can’t make it to Free Museum Weekend, consult our guide to free admission days in SF for more opportunities. And don’t forget to read our running list of temporary and upcoming exhibitions to keep an eye out for.