In Hopes To Help Heal After Monterey Park Tragedy, Pasadena Museum Offers Free Admission – Orange County Register

Aiming to help the community after Saturday’s mass shootings in Monterey Park, the USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena is offering free admission through Sunday.

“At the USC Pacific Asia Museum, we strive to make the museum a place of welcome and refuge for our community during difficult times,” said Valentina Quezada, the museum’s education and engagement manager, on Tuesday, April 24. January.

“By offering free entry for the rest of the month, we want to open up our space for people to reflect, process grief, and human-centered connection. Our education team is working on other ways to support and strengthen our community in the coming weeks and months.”

The announcement comes three days after a gunman killed 11 people at a dance studio during the community’s New Year celebrations.

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Museum officials decided to cancel their own Lunar New Year event, scheduled for Sunday, January 22 “out of respect for the victims and as a precaution.” The museum, normally open on Sundays, was also closed that day.

Admission to the museum is usually $10 general admission and $7 for students and seniors. Children under 17, museum members, faculty, staff and students of the University of Southern California are also admitted free with valid ID. Admission is free for all visitors on the second Sunday of the month and guests can pay whatever they want on Thursdays.

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As the only Asian and Pacific Islander arts and culture museum in Southern California, the museum provides a “space for our community to find comfort and reflection during these trying times,” officials said.