New OC Museum of Art building to offer free admission, thanks to $2.5M gift

COSTA MESA, Calif. (KABC) -- When the doors open at the new Orange County Museum of Art one year from now, admission will be free for at least a decade.

The museum plans to use a $2.5 million gift it received to offer free admission for 10 years, according to the Orange County Register.
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The gift was from Newport Beach-based Lugano Diamonds.

The $93 million facility is under construction at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, with an expected opening date of Oct. 8, 2022.
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The museum was first established in 1962 and has been working for more than a decade on expanding to a new home.