The museum will be closed on Thursday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen on Friday, November 29.

BE ADVISED: On Saturday 11/30, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will host the USC vs. Notre Dame football game. Kickoff is at 12:30 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.

Laurel Robinson

Vice President, Learning and Engagement

Laurel Robinson has been working with the diverse communities of Southern California in the informal science education field for over 20 years. At both the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and La Brea Tar Pits, Robinson has the responsibility to oversee strategic education and public programming as well as community engagement initiatives and partnerships, striving to maximize impact for Museum visitors while engaging the many Los Angeles communities.

She was a two-term board member of the Museum Educators of Southern California and serves on the Content Advisory Committee for the American Association of Museums. She is also a founding member of the LA STEM Collective, a regional organization to strengthen informal science education through professional development. Robinson studied Animal Science and Management at the University of California, Davis, and is an alumni of the Getty Leadership Institute’s Executive Education for Museum Leaders.