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Jessica Portner

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Orchard spider Spider Pavilion
Spiders in the House
Awe-inspiring or awfully scary? NHM’s arachnid educators are standing by in our seasonal exhibit, the Spider Pavilion, ready to unspool the truths about these web spinners with tangled reputations.
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A painting of a woman with scenes of L.A. woven in her hair
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A Mural Remembers L.A.
Chicana Artist Barbara Carrasco’s mural, L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective, is now on view in the new Welcome Center of NHM Commons. 
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map of hollywood
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Hollywood Has a Home
“We are the mother lode of Hollywood artifacts,” says Beth Werling, Collections Manager in History.
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