Natural History Museum

We are open today.

On Thursday, July 30, Age of Mammals and the Haaga Family Rotunda will be closed to the public.

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Exhibition Now on View

Orcas: Our Shared Future

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

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Student Program

STEAM Teen Club

The Natural History Museum invites curious young scholars to join us for our STEAM Teen Club debut! Explore STEAM at the heart of every part of NHM, from researchers to caretakers, artists, and communicators.

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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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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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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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Upcoming Festival

Dino Fest

Join us for our annual festival celebrating all things dinosaur! Meet world-renowned paleontologists, see rare fossils, and explore the prehistoric past at this event millions of years in the making.

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Upcoming Event

Prehistoric Fight NIght

Join an epic battle to crown the toughest champions of the dino and Ice Age eras, alongside Rextooth Studios’ Ted Rechlin and museum experts.

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Seasonal Pavilion

Butterfly Pavilion

Wonder takes flight at the Museum in this seasonal exhibition – now open!

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Upcoming Events

Mindfulness Mornings at the Museum

Recharge your mind and body with yoga and sound baths inside the Natural History Museum's iconic mammal halls, and discover a healthier, more vibrant you.

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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.

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Celebrating Muslim American Communities

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

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Stories

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Soccer Connections: The Beautiful Game

Explore the collections of the Natural History Museum through the lens of soccer!

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

New Study More Than Triples the Estimates of Insect Species From 6 Million to 20 Million

Ground-breaking study explodes the number of estimated insects, emphasizing the need for conservation and natural history collections

Discover Labrujasuchus expectatus

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

Videos

Meet Saul Becker

Take a behind-the-scenes look at his installation for Reframing Dioramas

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

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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

Philip Wang & Eric Wang | BOPOMOFO Cafe

Drink it all in

At NHM there’s something for everyone!

Orcas: Our Shared Future

STEAM Teen Club

Unearthed: Raw Beauty

Dinosaur Encounters