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t-rex skeleton in dinosaur hall

Our Exhibitions

Telling stories about L.A. and the world.

Explore your world past and present. Encounter dinosaurs, get up close to nature, discover L.A. and so much more!

closeup of two elephants from the side that appear to have their trunks and tusks entwined

Special Exhibition

Benjamin Mkapa
African Wildlife
Photography Awards

Exhibition on view until October 9

Learn more

Featured Exhibitions

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A flat cutout house at night with jack-o-lanterns in the windows, a skeleton character standing in the doorway and audience members watching the performance

Featured Exhibition

Boney Island at NHM

L.A. Underwater Exhibition

Featured Exhibition

L.A. Underwater

SEM Diatoms

Featured Exhibition

Scanning Electron Microscope Lab

Ongoing Exhibitions

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T. rex Growth Series

Ongoing Exhibition

Dinosaur Hall

A richly textured and colorful altar dedicated to the diversity of Los Angeles

Ongoing Exhibition

Becoming Los Angeles

mammoth skeleton in age of mammals

Ongoing Exhibition

Age of Mammals

P-22 next to Hollywood sign

Ongoing Exhibition

P-22

Children standing around the Paleo Play Zone, a counter with imitation sand and fossils, with mounted taxidermy up high on the wall in the background

Ongoing Exhibition

Discovery Center

kids looking into dino lab

Ongoing Exhibition

Dino Lab

Mammals of North America dioramas

Ongoing Exhibition

African and North American Mammal Halls

Mexican crazy lace agate

Ongoing Exhibition

Gem and Mineral Hall

Girl looks at coyote display

Ongoing Exhibition

Nature Lab

hallway shot of visible vault

Ongoing Exhibition

Visible Vault

A large glass display case filled with hundreds of species of birds

Ongoing Exhibition

Hall of Birds

A hummingbird at rest on a branch next to orange flowers

Nature Gardens

Experience the L.A. wildlife all around us.

Explore urban nature

Iconic Museum Moments

Online Exhibitions

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Painting of woman with long hair framing scenes from Los Angeles's past.

Online Exhibition

Sin Censura: A Mural Remembers Los Angeles

Image of round tapa object on a dark grey background

Online exhibition

The Fabric of Community: Tapa and Woven Mats from the Pacific Islands

Rise Up L.A. artwork showing protester

Online exhibition

Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women

portrait of mantispid insect

Online exhibition

Spiky, Hairy, Shiny: Insects of L.A.