NHM, including the Spider Pavilion and Nature Gardens, is closed until further notice. View our COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for more information.

Youth

Join us for our hands-on youth programs and explore the museum the way a scientist does!

Through both our monthly drop-in classes and our Adventures in Nature day camps, you'll make discoveries ranging from our biggest dinosaurs to the smallest insects!

Browse our suggested programming below, or view our calendar to see all of our upcoming events. 

saber-toothed cat animal crossing

Online Program

Adventures in Nature Connected

Our interactive, virtual winter camp is full of hands-on activities and scientific investigation that explores the sticky fate of saber-toothed cats, mammoths, and much more!

Register today!

Upcoming Events

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Mon

30

Nov

California Coastal Shore

Meet Regina Wetzer and Dean Pentcheff: Floating Forests and Amazing Algae
Science of Slime FamilyYouth
  • 1 pm

NHM’s marine biodiversity experts Dr. Regina Wetzer and Dean Pentcheff are teaming up to talk about all things algae!

Learn more

Thu

03

Dec

Forest Urban Live Invertebrates Collections Manager

Live Animal Presentation: What Do Bugs Use Slime For?
Science of Slime FamilyYouth
  • 11:30 am

Forest Urban, our Invertebrate Living Collections Manager, will share some amazing live animals, and you'll find out what slime can do for them!

Learn more

Thu

03

Dec

When Women Vote: A Zócalo/NHMLAC Event Series - Logo

What Are Today’s L.A. Women Fighting For?
Talks All Ages
  • 6 pm
Learn more