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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!

- | 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.

- | NHM
Wildfire

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

Exhibition | NHM
Nature Lab

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

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Video: Happy Hour with Milena Acosta and Laurel Robinson

Join Laurel Robinson, Director of Public Programs, and Milena Acosta, Community Engagement Manager, as they provide a look into NHMLAC's effort to engage more local community members in exploring urban nature, connecting with collections and providing input into how we can better serve our fellow Angelenos. 

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NHMLAC Discovery Talk with Shannen Robson

Join Dr. Shannen Robson, Collections Manager of Mammalogy, as she explores how digitizing initiatives are creating novel research areas for biological collections, reshaping the roles of museum collections managers, improving educational access, and creating new opportunities for collaboration.

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Posters of Positivity

Watch artist Michael Alvarez share his lesson on Posters of Positivity and create your own poster - inspired by Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women!

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When Women Vote: A Zócalo/NHMLAC Event Series

One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, Zócalo and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County present When Women Vote, a three-event series that begins with “How Have Women’s Protests Changed History?”

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Seaver Center for Western History Research

The Seaver Center for Western History Research houses books, photographs, newspapers, and other "2-D" objects in the museum's history collection.

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News & Press

La Brea Tar Pits Researchers Identify a Mysterious Fossil Seed to Reveal New Chapters in L.A.’s Climate History

Through advanced microscopy and imaging techniques, La Brea Tar Pits scientists successfully identify a previously unknown species to Southern California from fossilized seeds, revealing a drought-fueled dance between two species of juniper with lessons for the region’s climate future

‘Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan’ to Open at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on September 17

The traveling exhibition by the National Geographic Society and National Museum of Wildlife Art features the impactful work of National Geographic Explorer and photographer Ronan Donovan.

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s New Wing NHM Commons Will Open on November 17, 2024

NHM Commons will open with a Celebratory Block Party and New Exhibitions, Programs, and Experiences

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

New Study Finds Life on Land Is More Vulnerable to Mass Extinctions Than Life in the Oceans and Takes Longer to Recover

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.