BE ADVISED: On Saturday 10/19, the museum will close at 2 PM in preparation for a large event, with some areas closed to the public starting at noon. Boney Island at NHM will be open to the public at 7PM. Please plan your visit accordingly. For more information or to reschedule your visit, email info@nhm.org or call 213.763.DINO.

Reframing Dioramas: The Art of Preserving Wilderness

Daily, open now–September 15, 2025
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Date

Daily, open now–September 15, 2025

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Location

Natural History Museum: Level 2
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Tickets

Free with paid Museum Admission

The Natural History Museum’s historic diorama halls are the largest exhibitions at the museum, showcasing over 75 incredibly detailed habitats ranging from arctic tundra to tropical rainforest. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the dioramas, NHM is restoring and reopening a diorama hall that has been closed for decades. There, visitors will experience immersive new installations — by artists RFX1 (Jason Chang), Joel Fernando and Yesenia Prieto (working as a three-artist team), as well as Saul Becker and Lauren Schoth — that call attention to dioramas as a unique combination of art and science and explore biodiversity, ecology, conservation, colonialism, and changing museum display techniques. 

Reframing Dioramas is one of two groundbreaking exhibits hosted by NHMLAC combining art and science for this year’s PST ART event. 

For more information, visit Reframing Dioramas: The Art of Preserving Wilderness.