Per LA County Department of Public Health, masks must be worn at all times indoors and in our outdoor Butterfly Pavilion. View our COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for more information.

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Our Exhibitions

Telling stories about L.A. and the world.

Safety, cleanliness and community health are our utmost priorities as we welcome people back into our museums. In some areas of our exhibitions, you may find limited access to prioritize safety and ensure social distancing guidelines are followed.

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Featured Special Exhibition

Butterfly Pavilion

Watch butterflies take flight around you in this seasonal exhibition.

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Special Exhibitions

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Rise Up L.A. Key Art - no title

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

Close up of Green Wasp

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

black butterfly on red flower

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Butterfly Pavilion

Ongoing Exhibitions

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Dinosaur Hall

Make amazing discoveries as you journey back in time to more than 65 million years ago.
Explore the age of dinosaurs

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.

 

 

Upcoming Exhibitions

Jane Goodall making an observation outdoors

Special Exhibition

Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall

This fall, explore a hands-on, transportive, multimedia exhibition celebrating the extraordinary life and work of world-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall.
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