We are open today from 9:30 am to 5 pm.

BE ADVISED: On Saturday, October 10, the museum will close at 2 pm in preparation for Haunted Museum, with some areas closed to the public starting at noon. Please plan your visit accordingly. For more information or to reschedule your visit, email info@nhm.org or call 213.763.DINO.

Beau Campbell

Senior Paleontological Preparator, Dinosaur Institute

Beau Campbell is a Senior Preparator of the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. As a Preparator it is his job to find, excavate and prepare fossils from the Mesozoic for the collections and exhibits. He has excavated and/or prepped fossils from California, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Mexico, Brazil and China. Some of his most recent prep work will be displayed in a new wing of the Natural History Museum as the first green colored skeleton of a Diplodocid will be mounted for visitors from around the world to enjoy!