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Hollywood Has a Home

“We are the mother lode of Hollywood artifacts,” says Beth Werling, Collections Manager in History.

L.A. Reimagined

Becoming Los Angeles tells the story of how Los Angeles transformed from a tiny pueblo to a sprawling metropolis.

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His Mansion for a Horse

Swing by the Cowboy Festival and a special open house Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22

Girl in Griffith Park Ferndell Nature Museum

Nature in L.A.

The Scoop on Ferndell: Griffith Park's Enchanted "Nature Museum"

At the border of the Hollywood Hills and Los Feliz neighborhoods is an enchanting, tree-shaded half-mile trail of Griffith Park.

Lights, Camera, Action

When you work in the NHM History Collections, you can find some rather mysterious objects.

A Gamer at Hart

An evening pastime at the house of William S. Hart

Be a Bat Detector

We are inviting residents in neighborhoods around L.A. County to track bat activities for the first large-scale study of how these creatures use urban and suburban habitats.

Wild L.A.

Take a walk on the Wild (L.A.) side

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An All-New Nature Camp

In the Summer of 2018, there were hundreds of happy campers around L.A. thanks to NHM’s partnership with the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation’s ESTEAM Summer camp.