The people and institutions that make up L.A. keep finding new ways to show support and solidarity for one another in this scary and uncertain time. Case in point: LACMA, the adjacent La Brea Tar Pits and Museum and, across town, the Natural History Museum are all waiving ticket fees this week and welcoming Angelenos in with open arms. After most museums temporarily closed their doors last week when the fires were at their worst, several that are not in direct danger from the blaze have now reopened, including the ones mentioned above. In normal times, these three museums offer limited free entry to L.A. County residents on weekday afternoons—LACMA after 3pm, La Brea Tar Pits and the Natural History Museum from 3 to 5pm—so this week’s expansion is a very welcome gesture. An afternoon in a safe space without having to worry about dubious air quality sounds like just what the doctor ordered. It’s also worth noting that the Huntington just announced that upon its reopening tomorrow, it will be offering free admission to its “Southern California neighbors who've been displaced, evacuated or experienced loss during the wildfires.” Those who qualify for the Neighbors in Need initiative can make an online reservation to visit the beautiful gardens, library and art museum for free from 2pm to 5pm, Wednesdays through Mondays, through the end of the month. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Los Angeles County Museum of Art (@lacma) LACMA had recently reopened over the weekend, offering free admission and parking in its Pritzker Parking Garage. “To our beloved L.A. County, we’re here for you. So many need places and spaces—for a moment to grieve, reflect, hope, commune. For whatever art can offer, we’re extending free admission and free parking through Friday, January 17,” it shared Monday on Instagram. The caption accompanied an image of Tavares Strachan’s neon work We Are In This Together, which you can see in person as part of LACMA’s “Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics” exhibition. Other don’t-miss temporary shows at the iconic L.A. art museum include “Mapping the Infinite: Cosmologies Across Cultures,” “We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art” and “Simone Leigh.” (Note: LACMA is closed on Wednesdays.) After your visit, you can head next door for a refresher in Ice Age history at the La Brea Tar Pits. While the bubbling Lake Pit is always free to visit, the museum—where you can see fossils of mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, giant sloths and more that were discovered just outside—usually isn’t. If you’re there at 1pm, try to join the Excavator Tour, which is included with museum admission. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Natural History Museum of L.A. (@nhmla) The Tar Pits’ sibling museum, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, is offering a sanctuary across town. The perennial field-trip destination—which recently opened a welcoming new “front porch,” NHM Commons—is especially reaching out to kids and parents this week. “We hope our museums can serve as spaces of respite, offering comfort and connection with our natural and cultural worlds, while also providing enjoyable and engaging indoor experiences,” NHM shared on Instagram. “In the wake of these devastating fires, we understand that many Los Angeles children are unable to attend school. In addition to the free educational experiences at our museums, we have collaborated with L.A. County Parks to bring our Mobile Museums to community parks that are providing emergency youth camps this coming week,” it continued. For updates on the Mobile Museums—portable educational spaces that let kids act as archaeologists or marine biologists—check L.A. County Parks’ account for updates.