Category — Museums

Bodega Marine Laboratory volunteer docents lead public drop in tours for all ages every Friday from 2-4 pm. The tour includes a 24 foot aquarium with colorful local fish and a kelp forest; a harbor aquarium, holding residents of our local estuary,a sub-tidal habitat with giant anemone, and more.  (Please call ahead for groups or 10 or more).

Fridays 2-4 pm
Bodega Marine Laboratory
2099 Westside Road, Bodega Bay
(707)875-2211

Looking for more things to do in Bodega Bay with kids?  See Ten Free Things to do in Bodega Bay.

Celebrate the 6th Anniversary of the Charles M. Schulz Museum with FREE admission  and ice cream.  Sorry about the late notice, folks!

Thursday August 11, 2011 5 pm to 8 pm
Charles M. Schultz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
(707) 579-4452

The Sonoma County Museum Free Family Day will be Saturday. Museum on the Go will be there, and there will be holiday theme, Arts & Crafts, and robotics and kinetics. [Read more →]

In honor of San Francisco Fleet Week, all active duty military personnel are eligible for free admission to the California Academy of Sciences in SF from October 7-12.  You must show an active duty military ID card at the ticket window. Offer is valid for general admission from October 7-12, and NightLife on October 7. Must be 21 or older to attend NightLife.

The Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito is a great place for kids. It’s also free the first Wednesday of every month–so this week is the week. SOTC also has a list of other free admission days at  bay area museums here.

The 6th Annual Museum Day is September 25th. Do you have your free Museum Day Tickets yet?

Here in the Bay Area, several museums are participating in Museum Day. There may be a few you’ve never heard of. You and a friend can get in free with the Museum Day ticket on September 25 at: [Read more →]

The California Indian Museum & Cultural Center is hosting a family night with Jacque Tahuka-Nunez, a master storyteller, teacher, singer, director,  writer & cultural consultant  who will share stories of her ancestors. [Read more →]

Blue Star Museums is a partnership among Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, and more than 900 museums in all 50 states to offer free admission to military personnel and their families through Labor Day, September 6, 2010. [Read more →]

Enjoy FREE admission to the Schulz Muuseum all evening as they  celebrate ther Eighth Anniversary. Enjoy free ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery of Sonoma County starting at 5:30 pm (while supplies last).

August 5, 2010 5pm to 8 pm
Charles M. Schultz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane,  Santa Rosa

It’s the first weekend of the month, and that means Bank of America customers can visit museums free through the bank’s Museums On Us program. Just show your Bank of America credit or debit card Saturday or Sunday and you will get free admission to more than 120 museums and attractions in cities across the United States. In the Bay Area, that includes:

• The Museum of the African Diaspora
• The deYoung Museum
• The Contemporary Jewish Museum
• The Legion of Honor

Many Bay Area museums have a free entry day once a month. If you are not a Bank  of America customer, and want to get in to some of our fine museums free, check out this list.