Torrance Historical Society & Museum

Name: Torrance Historical Society & Museum
Address: 1345 Post Ave., Torrance, CA 90501 (at Cravens)
Telephone: (310) 328-5392

Field trip: local history museum Verified on a primary source

Last verified 2026-09-26

Volunteer-run local history museum in Torrance with limited public hours and by-appointment access for research or special tours.

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Key facts

Key facts for Torrance Historical Society & Museum
Ages	Not itemized this session; general-audience local history museum with no stated minimum age
Location	1345 Post Ave., Torrance, CA 90501 (at Cravens)
Cost	Not confirmed this session; no admission price was found on the pages fetched. [Assumption] Likely free or donation-based given its all-volunteer, nonprofit historical-society structure, but this was not confirmed directly (as of 2026-09-26)
Schedule	Open to the public Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays 12:00pm-4:00pm, plus special events; closed Mother's Day and Father's Day weekends and major holiday weekends. The museum asks visitors to call ahead to verify hours
Enroll window	By appointment for research/archive access and "special tours"; the site invites callers to arrange a group visit outside normal public hours

Explicitly states "special hours may be arranged for special tours, or research" by calling ahead, suggesting a homeschool group could arrange an out-of-hours visit, though this was not confirmed with a direct call this session. (source)
Runs an ongoing community "Plaque Program" placing bronze historical markers around Torrance, described as ongoing for the past 20 years. (source)

Can a homeschool group arrange a guided tour outside the Wed/Thu/Sun public hours, and is there a cost per student?
Is there a minimum or maximum group size for a tour?

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