BE ADVISED: On Friday, May 15, the North American Mammal Hall and African Mammal Hall on Level 1 will be closed in preparation for Bug Fair. The North American Mammal Hall on Level 2 will remain open.

BE ADVISED: On Thursday, May 14, USC Commencement ceremonies at the LA Memorial Coliseum will impact traffic, parking, and wayfinding around the Natural History Museum. Please plan your visit accordingly, and consider riding the Metro E (Expo) Line and exiting at USC/Expo station.

Maiz Connolly

Maiz spent countless childhood hours exploring the fields, foothills, and tidepools of Southern California, and has loved natural history for as long as she can remember. 

She earned a BS in Geology from Wesleyan University, spending her summers doing field work in Montana and Wyoming. Maiz incorporates the skills that she acquired as a field researcher, world traveler, professional photographer, science educator, children's book author, and parent in her work at the Museum as a Community Science Coordinator, where she now enjoys helping people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with science and the natural world.

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