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April 2027
Thursday
April
22
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Special Exhibitions Kids & Family Adults

Orcas: Our Shared Future

Through life-size orca replicas and dynamic installations, explore the powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share.

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daily

through 04/25/27

  • 9:30 am

Open 9:30 am–5 pm

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Performances

Collections Revealed

From tiny marine invertebrates and extraordinary artifacts to newly described species and the oldest things on Earth, get an up close look at the rarely seen Museum Collections we study and care for.

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weekly

  • 11:00 am

Thursdays

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Film Kids & Family Adults

T. REX 3D Film

In the Commons Theater, see T. REX 3D which animates the life of T. Rex, including NHM’s own Thomas the T. Rex, in this all-new, family-friendly film. Narrated by Sam Neill of Jurassic Park fame, T. REX 3D offers a thrilling, immersive experience. 

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weekly

  • 12:30 pm
  • 2:00 pm
  • 3:30 pm

Daily showtimes vary. See ticket checkout to view available times.

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Film Kids & Family Adults

Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet

Discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, we reveal the untold stories of the oceans' most astonishing creatures.

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weekly

  • 1:15 pm
  • 2:45 pm
  • 4:15 pm

Showtimes vary. Visit the ticket checkout to view available dates and times.

Friday
April
23
Two black and white orcas swimming in a green, blue, and purple field of color
nhm
Special Exhibitions Kids & Family Adults

Orcas: Our Shared Future

Through life-size orca replicas and dynamic installations, explore the powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share.

Learn More

daily

through 04/25/27

  • 9:30 am

Open 9:30 am–5 pm

Hadrosaur orange and white puppet facing a green miniature long-necked dinosaur puppet
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Performances Kids & Family

Dinosaur Encounters

Join us on an adventurous journey, set between the Utah Badlands and Los Angeles at the Natural History Museum, where playful dinosaurs come to life in an exciting live puppet performance.

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weekly

  • 10:30 am
  • 11:30 am
Yellow and orange cloudy sky behind a brown, scaly T. rex dinosaur head and should
nhm
Film Kids & Family Adults

T. REX 3D Film

In the Commons Theater, see T. REX 3D which animates the life of T. Rex, including NHM’s own Thomas the T. Rex, in this all-new, family-friendly film. Narrated by Sam Neill of Jurassic Park fame, T. REX 3D offers a thrilling, immersive experience. 

Learn More

weekly

  • 12:30 pm
  • 2:00 pm
  • 3:30 pm

Daily showtimes vary. See ticket checkout to view available times.

Dolphins swimming underwater above coral and a sea otter
nhm
Film Kids & Family Adults

Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet

Discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, we reveal the untold stories of the oceans' most astonishing creatures.

Learn More

weekly

  • 1:15 pm
  • 2:45 pm
  • 4:15 pm

Showtimes vary. Visit the ticket checkout to view available dates and times.

Saturday
April
24
Two black and white orcas swimming in a green, blue, and purple field of color
nhm
Special Exhibitions Kids & Family Adults

Orcas: Our Shared Future

Through life-size orca replicas and dynamic installations, explore the powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share.

Learn More

daily

through 04/25/27

  • 9:30 am

Open 9:30 am–5 pm

Hadrosaur orange and white puppet facing a green miniature long-necked dinosaur puppet
nhm
Performances Kids & Family

Dinosaur Encounters

Join us on an adventurous journey, set between the Utah Badlands and Los Angeles at the Natural History Museum, where playful dinosaurs come to life in an exciting live puppet performance.

Learn More

weekly

  • 11:00 am
  • 1:45 pm
Yellow and orange cloudy sky behind a brown, scaly T. rex dinosaur head and should
nhm
Film Kids & Family Adults

T. REX 3D Film

In the Commons Theater, see T. REX 3D which animates the life of T. Rex, including NHM’s own Thomas the T. Rex, in this all-new, family-friendly film. Narrated by Sam Neill of Jurassic Park fame, T. REX 3D offers a thrilling, immersive experience. 

Learn More

weekly

  • 12:00 pm
  • 2:45 pm
  • 4:15 pm

Daily showtimes vary. See ticket checkout to view available times.

Dolphins swimming underwater above coral and a sea otter
nhm
Film Kids & Family Adults

Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet

Discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, we reveal the untold stories of the oceans' most astonishing creatures.

Learn More

weekly

  • 12:45 pm
  • 3:30 pm

Showtimes vary. Visit the ticket checkout to view available dates and times.

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Special Exhibitions Adults Kids & Family

Reframing Dioramas: The Art of Preserving Wilderness

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the dioramas, NHM is restoring and reopening a diorama hall that has been closed for decades. There, visitors will experience immersive new installations that call attention to dioramas as a unique combination of art and science and explore biodiversity, ecology, conservation, colonialism, and changing museum display techniques.

 

Learn more

daily

through 09/14/26

  • 9:30 am

Open 9:30 am–5 pm