BE ADVISED: The NHM Car Park will be closed on Friday, May 1 in preparation for First Fridays. Parking is available at the Blue Structure Parking Lot at Exposition Park Drive and Figueroa Street. Tickets for the event are SOLD OUT. No tickets will be sold at the door. For questions or directions, please call 213.763.3466 or email info@nhm.org.

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Exhibition Now On View

Orcas: Our Shared Future

Explore the powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share.

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A fin-tastic new exhibition at NHM 

Orcas: Our Shared Future invites you to explore the powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share. Through life-size orca replicas and dynamic installations, discover how these intelligent, family-centered animals live, communicate, and thrive. View captivating sculpture, masks, and prints by Indigenous artists of the Pacific Northwest Coast that honor the compelling relationships between orcas and Northwest Coast First Nations. Weaving together science and culture, the exhibition examines the complex lives of these fascinating animals.

Dive in for an unforgettable, underwater-inspired experience.

Couple with their arms around each other, facing a mural with Orcas in white capital letters against an ocean background
Three visitors looking at orca sculptures suspended above the ground
Two visitors in the distance beyond a cut-out of a whale's tale fin
Two visitors looking at a wood whale sculpture with symbolic markings
Two visitors standing on either side of a whale skull with a whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling above them
Four visitors standing together looking at colorful posters of whales in the ocean
Visitors looking at displays in a darkly blue and purple lit room
Visitors standing on either side of a table and pointing at a black and white image of a skeleton under glass

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ALONG THE WAY, YOU'LL:

  • Dive into an immersive underwater-inspired experience where orcas come to life through touchable specimens, stunning video shorts, and interactive experiences.
  • Come face-to-face with a breathtaking, life-size orca family featuring a male, a female, and a calf.
  • Explore more than 125 extraordinary artifacts, from replica fossils and rare specimens to culturally significant orca objects and original Indigenous artwork of the North American West Coast. 
  • Step inside the world of cutting-edge orca science, from field research in the wild to forensic discoveries in the lab.
  • Discover how perceptions of orcas transformed from fear into fascination, as they captured our collective imagination and hearts in a rapid cultural shift during the age of captivity.
  • Leave inspired by the role you can play to help protect our oceans with simple,  everyday actions that support a global movement towards a more sustainable future. 

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Orcas: Our Shared Future Exhibition – click here to buy tickets

The exhibition is a joint venture between and produced by the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, Canada, and MuseumsPartner in Austria.

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Lead Sponsor

Edgerton Foundation in black bold letters

Major support provided by

The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
JPMorganChase in black capital letter

Media Sponsor

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