Natural History Museum

We are open today from 9:30 am to 5 pm.

BE ADVISED: Due to a heat advisory, Spider Pavilion will be closed today (October 3) and Sunday, October 4. For questions or to reschedule your visit, please email info@nhm.org.

Two black and white orcas swimming in a green and blue field of color

Open now–April 25

Orcas: Our Shared Future

Explore the powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share–tickets on sale now!

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Member Event

Haunted Museum 2026

Kick off Halloween season on October 10 at the Member-exclusive Haunted Museum evening event at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County!

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Purple elephant, large cat, giraffe, and antlered animals against a purple background

Upcoming Event

Black Mammalogists Week Celebration | October 16, 2026

Join us for a special one-day, hands-on event honoring the incredible contributions of Black scientists and conservationists in the field of mammalogy.

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Horned tan and white hadrosaur puppet facing a miniature green long-necked saudromoporph dinosaur puppet

Live Performance

Dinosaur Encounters

Explore the wonders of paleontology in a newly reimagined live theater experience where dinosaurs come to life through multimedia storytelling and large-scale puppets.

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Hands holding brushers over a dinosaur bone in a tray

Premium Experience

NHM Insider Tour

Your backstage pass to dinosaur discovery. Go behind the scenes with scientists, see how real fossils are prepared and stored, and hear untold stories behind the Museum's iconic dinosaurs.

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Opens November 12

NightTales | An Illuminated Museum Experience

Wander through wonder this holiday season with a premium indoor-outdoor experience that reimagines NHM after dark. Featuring artwork by Maggie West.

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Special Exhibition

Unearthed: Raw Beauty

See some of the rarest and most spectacular mineral specimens ever discovered.

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Film Screening

Movies Under the Microscope

Join us for a special series of screenings featuring expert-led discussions, lively pre-screening receptions, and a fun look at what 80s sci-fi got both right and hilariously wrong.

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Seasonal Exhibition

Spider Pavilion

Walk among spiders and their magnificent webs in this unique, open-air experience.

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Highlights

Plan Your Visit

Make the most of your museum visit with this essential information.

Experience the Museum

Discover endless possibilities from exhibitions to events to activities and more.

Exhibitions

Explore unique and thought-provoking exhibitions that inspire curiosity and wonder.

Stories

Dive into surprising stories that illuminate museum research, collections, and L.A culture.

Filipino American Mural at Unidad Park titled Filipino Americans: A Glorious History, A Golden Legacy

Celebrating Filipino and Filipino American Communities

During this month, and throughout the year, we will share stories from the past and present, and recognize the thriving and diverse Filipino community who call Los Angeles home.

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Stories

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Excavate Two Decades of Discovery at Ghost Ranch

Dig into the 20th year of excavations at the famed site and discover how the project continues to fuel fossil researchers

Keiko’s Tooth: A Killer Whale, a Movie Star, and the Hidden Power of Museum Collections

Assistant Mammalogy Collections Manager Amanda Killian on finding the Free Willy star's tooth and the ever-growing value of natural history museum collections

Black Bears in Your Los Angeles Backyard

A Q&A with our Curator of Mammalogy and Curator of Community Science about our big, hairy nosy neighbors

Discover Labrujasuchus expectatus

Meet the newly described bipedal, toothless, crocodile relative from Triassic Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

Videos

The Connection Between Orcas and Humans with NHM's Mammalogist Amanda Killian

Dive deep into the fascinating complexities of Earth's orcas

Inside the Secret Warehouse of Giant Whale Bones

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of NHM’s Mammalogy Collection Center

Augustynolophus morrisi

California’s State Dinosaur and NHM’s Newest Puppet

Dr. Celestian's Favorite Minerals

See the dazzling mineral specimens on display in NHM's newest exhibition

Filipino woman holding out a colorful boba drink in front of the counter at her cafe.

In L.A.

NHM Online Presents L.A. Culture in a Cup

An online series celebrating the diversity of Los Angeles and its people through the lens of the beverages and their significant vessels that bring us together.

Ginger and James Dimapasok | Café 86

Drink it all in

At NHM there’s something for everyone!

Orcas: Our Shared Future

Haunted Museum 2026

Black Mammalogists Week Celebration | October 16, 2026

Dinosaur Encounters

NHM Insider Tour