BE ADVISED: Due to multiple events in Exposition Park on Sunday, April 26, the Natural History Museum will be closing at 4 pm. Parking and traffic in the area will be impacted. Limited parking will be available in the Blue Parking Structure for $20 when you tell the attendant you are visiting the Natural History Museum of L.A. County. For questions, please call 213.763.3466 or email info@nhm.org.

Residents of Bikini Bottom with Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

jellyfish fields from spongebob squarepants

We know that sea sponges don’t really wear pants or live in a pineapple under the sea, but did you know they are covered in tiny pores that filter water for food and oxygen? Or that some sea stars turn their stomachs inside out to feed? Join Museum Educator Justin Ramos and Jim DePompei, Program Director at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, as they dive deeper into the real-life marine critters that inspired Bikini Bottom favorites like SpongeBob, Patrick Star, Squidward, Mr. Krabs and Plankton. Plus, get a special look at some of these animals up close in their underwater habitats. Are ya ready, kids?
 

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