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Plan Your Visit

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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.

Reframing Dioramas

Explore diverse habitats ranging from arctic tundra to tropical rainforest in a new exhibition.

Digitized Mammals

The new digitization project, Ranges, is unlocking the potential of NHM's Mammalogy Collection

Dire Wolf: Ice Age Angeleno

Enjoy five juicy morsels about this extinct species that once howled through the Ice Age.

Ammonite Time Is the Right Time

Meet the Collections Managers who made a new historic ammonite study possible.

The Art of Preserving Wilderness with Special Species

Experience immersive new installations in NHM's restored diorama hall.

Uncensored: Restoring one of L.A.’s most Controversial Murals with Barbara Carrasco

Watch the restoration of Barbara Carrasco's "L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective."

What Happened When We Dug a GIANT GREEN Dinosaur!

Discover all the stories from the field from the scientists and researchers that unearthed Gnatalie.

Presenting a rare opal

Discover the science behind the sparkle with Mineral Sciences Curator Dr. Aaron Celestian.