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Exhibitions

Scanning Electron Microscope Lab

See how big discoveries can come from the tiniest things in the Gem and Mineral Hall.

Exhibition | NHM
Spiky, Hairy, Shiny: Insects of L.A.

Meet your tiny neighbors!

Exhibition | NHM
Nature Lab

Live animals and hands-on interactives show you L.A.’s wild side.

Exhibition | NHM
Discovery Center

Dig for dinosaurs, wonder at live insects, and organize your own diorama.

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Butterfly Pavilion

Watch butterflies take flight around you in this seasonal exhibition.

Sat

20

Apr

NHM

Nature Gardens Exploration

Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 11 am

Drop by the Nature Gardens to explore the wildlife that calls LA home. Topics vary daily.

Sat

20

Apr

NHM

Meet a Live Animal

Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 3 pm

Sun

21

Apr

NHM

Nature Gardens Exploration

Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 11 am

Drop by the Nature Gardens to explore the wildlife that calls LA home. Topics vary daily.

Sun

21

Apr

NHM

Meet a Live Animal

Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 3 pm

Mon

22

Apr

NHM

Meet a Live Animal

Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 3 pm

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Wild L.A.: Introducción a las actividades de acampada en el NHM

El programa de Introducción a los Campamentos en el NHM es una noche llena de actividades de campamento, naturaleza y diversión, ¡todo ello en los jardines botánicos del museo! Damos la bienvenida a los que acampan por primera vez para que exploren los jardines en una caminata nocturna y conozcan a los científicos del museo que estudian murciélagos, bichos y otros animales salvajes, además de compartir historias de la naturaleza de Los Ángeles mientras se asan malvaviscos en la hoguera. Este programa es co-organizado con Socios Comunitarios de Self Help Graphics & Art, IMPACTO, yLatino Outdoors.

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Wild L.A.: Introduction to Camping

The Camp Out at NHM is a night filled with camping activities, nature, and fun-- all hosted in the museum Nature Gardens! These first-time campers will explore the gardens on a night hike and meet museum scientists who study bats, bugs, and other wildlife. They will also share L.A. nature stories while we roast marshmallows over the campfire. Co-hosted with community partners Self Help Graphics & Art, IMPACTO, and Latino Outdoors

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SnailBlitz 2024

Ready to snail it again for science?! SnailBlitz is back for its ninth annual bioblitz!

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Members Q&A with Dr. Terry McGlynn

Join us for an ant-tastic time!

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Members Q&A with Forest Urban in the Spider Pavilion

Join Forest Urban in this up-close look at the shy, fragile Orb Weaver.

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News & Press

Understanding Our Coast: A Guide to Southern California Marine Pillbugs

A review of nearly 200 marine pillbugs, or underwater roly-polies, will improve ocean monitoring off the coast of Southern California.

Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County’s Dr. Luis Chiappe Co-Authors Paper on Relationship Between Feathered Dinosaurs and Beetles

“Symbiosis between Cretaceous dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles” published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

The paper looks at amber fragments preserving the remains of feathers from the Early Cretaceous and larvae related to modern feather-feeding beetles in intimate contact
 

A Global Plan for Parasite Conservation

Parasites are unseen heroes that maintain ecosystem stability; they are scarcely studied and highly threatened by global change, and now there is a global plan to conserve them.