NHM HOMEPAGE
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.
Día de los Muertos Celebration
Join us November 1 for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with live music, hands-on art activities, and an up-close look at NHM’s interpretive ofrenda honoring the lives and memories of loved ones.
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.
Spider Pavilion
Walk among spiders and their magnificent webs in this unique, open-air experience.
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.
Stories
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
