Los Angeles

Exhibitions

Scanning Electron Microscope Lab

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

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Exhibition | NHM

Spiky, Hairy, Shiny: Insects of L.A.

Meet your tiny neighbors!

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April 1 - October 10, 2021 | NHM

Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women

While some women earned the right to vote in 1920, the fight was far from finished.

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The Woolsey Fire in Southern California seen from Malibu Canyon Road.

February 25 - August 5, 2019 | NHM

Wildfire

For many years, we've been adding fuel to the fire.

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Exhibition | NHM

Nature Lab

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

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Events

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Fri

03

May

NHM

First Fridays 2024 - May

After-Hours AdultFamily

5 pm

First Fridays 2024: From Feelings to Pheromones
Join us this season as we explore the forces that shape the behaviors of life forms large and small. From reproduction and propagation in the natural world to the sex life of other species, we'll untangle the constructs of gender, feelings and pheromones. We’ll also explore some of the predicaments facing all species of life, including over- and under-population, and offer doable solutions that we can all participate in.

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Thu

20

Jun

Web header for Educator Summer Conference featuring flowering local native plants and animals

NHM

Summer Educator Conference: Planting Seeds, Growing Stewards

Educator Workshop Adult

8 am

Planting Seeds, Growing Stewards is an Educator Summer Conference presented by the California Native Plant Society and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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Mon

01

Jul

Child with magnifying glass leaning over a tray with liquid and specimens

NHM

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Nature Detectives

Day Camps Youth

12 am

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Tue

02

Jul

NHM

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Nature Detectives

Day Camps Youth

12 am

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Wed

03

Jul

NHM

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Nature Detectives

Day Camps Youth

12 am

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Stories

A New Skink in Town

How an iNaturalist observation of a non-native lizard could help protect Southern California’s native species—and its economy

PARTICIPA en el CITY NATURE CHALLENGE

26-29 de Abril

A Taste of Tradition

Joe Ter-Poghossian | Mignon Chocolate

La Brea Tar Pits National Natural Landmark

A Landmark Anniversary for La Brea Tar Pits

Mark the 60th anniversary of La Brea Tar Pits' designation as a National Natural Landmark with some vintage photography.

From Butterflies With Love

A behind-the-scenes look reveals how the butterflies in our Pavilion help protect their native habitats

Choco Talk-o with Sad Girl Creamery

SueEllen Mancini | Sad Girl Creamery

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Video: Happy Hour with Cullen Townsend

Find out how ancient creatures and environments are brought to life with Paleo Artist, Cullen Townsend. He'll show us how scientific research is used in his creations, and explain his current project.

Photo of a dire wolf bone being cleaned at

Members Q&A with LBTP Lab Manager Stephany Potze and Assistant Curator Dr. Regan Dunn

Asphalt is dirty business, but scientists at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum have spent over 100 years learning how to excavate, clean and conserve the multitude of fossil specimens plucked from the tar at Hancock Park.

West Coast Magazine July 1912- Conservation Work

Members Q&A with Tania Collas

In this Members Q&A, Tania Collas, will provide a sneak peak into the conservation of the historic artifacts from Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women.

Members Q&A with Beth Werling

What do old movie prop dinosaurs and vintage cars have in common? You'll have to tune into this Members Q&A to find out!

Dr. Greg Pauly with a snake in front of a green screen.

Animal Oddities with Dr. Greg Pauly

In Animal Oddities, Dr. Pauly will talk about NHMLAC's role as a global leader in community science, sharing details about the UNRC's efforts to create new ways to understand and connect to urban nature by inviting hundreds of community members to conduct biodiversity research that would not have been possible without their partnership.

News & Press

Community scientists across the globe compete in City Nature Challenge, April 26-29, 2024

Ninth annual community science event unites people with nature and each other as participants around the world document Earth’s biodiversity

Paleoecologists, paleontologists, and geologists — including many from NHM’s Dinosaur Institute — found that significant loss of animal life in terrestrial ecosystems more easily leads to collapse than in marine ecosystems, and those ensuing collapses last much longer on land.

Diverse Fossils From Iconic Site Tell Story of how Saber-Toothed Cats, Dire Wolves, and Other Megafauna That Once Roamed the Los Angeles Basin Disappeared

The Family-Friendly Attraction Will Take Over the Museum’s Nature Gardens and Allow Attendees to Experience Boney Island for the First Time Since 2019

Tickets go on sale on August 24, with early access for Members on August 22 at nhm.org/boneyisland