BE ADVISED: On Thursday, October 17 our museums will participate in a brief earthquake drill. Guests will hear an overhead announcement, but are not required to participate, nor will the building be evacuated. Please plan your visit accordingly or contact us at info@nhm.org or 213.763.DINO if you have any questions or would like to reschedule your visit.

Anthro - Museum from home landing page title image, P.77-376 C.C. Pierce archival photo

Museum From Home

Anthropology’s storerooms are loaded with amazing items and each one has a story to tell.  Come explore our collections with a selection of curated narratives about items rarely seen on the museum floor.  Learn about the cultures, histories, and surrounding environments of the people behind the objects and discover the journeys the items travelled to find their way to NHM.

Anthro - Still from Robert Flaherty's Moana, no caption, landing page
Unique Plant Fiber Clothing

View a selection of items from NHM’s Anthropology department that offers a glimpse into the amazing creativity of people using extraordinary skill to create clothing from plant based fibers.

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Anthro - Animal Parts: Beetle wing textile for landing page title
Unexpected Animal Parts

Sometimes items in the Anthropology collections are surprising on sight and sometimes it’s learning what they are made of that offers the surprise.

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Anthro - Alternative Armor landing page title image, stingray skin
Alternative Armor

A gallery of items from Anthropology's collections showing indigenous armor made of interesting materials other than metal.

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