T. rex Growth Series

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!

Featured Exhibitions

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Rectangular-shaped clear gem with purple and green swirls behind it on a black background

Opening December 8

100 Carats: Icons of the Gem World

L.A. Underwater Exhibition

Featured Exhibition

L.A. Underwater

SEM Diatoms

Featured Exhibition

Scanning Electron Microscope Lab

Ongoing Exhibitions

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Visitors looking up at a dinosaur skeleton

Ongoing Exhibition

Dinosaur Hall

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

Ongoing Exhibition

Becoming Los Angeles

A path with flowers and plants on either side, facing the 1913 building in the distance at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Ongoing Exhibition

Nature Gardens

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

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.

Upcoming Exhibitions:
 

Rendering of visitors walking in a diorama hall


Reframing Dioramas: The Art of Preserving Wilderness
Fall 2024