The museum will be closed Thursday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen Friday, November 28.

BE ADVISED: On Saturday 11/29, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will host the USC vs. UCLA football game. Kickoff is at 4:30 pm. This event will impact traffic, parking, and wayfinding in the area due to street closures. Please consider riding the Metro E (Expo) Line and exiting at USC/Expo station.

Valerie Ahumada

Valerie is a Community Science Coordinator who joined the museum in 2022. Her love for botany started at a young age when her parents opted to take her to a botanical garden one year for her birthday. Valerie uses her experience in advocacy and botany to help connect people with the natural world.

She earned her B.S. in Biology at Cal Poly Pomona and looks forward to making science more accessible through her work with the community science office.

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