Explore the collections of the Natural History Museum through the lens of chocolate!

Celebrate the 2024 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection 

Kimberly Morales Johnson | Educator, Gabrielino Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians

A pre-colonial symbol of fertility and virility

Mark Langill | Team Historian, Los Angeles Dodgers

Groundbreaking new research from La Brea Tar Pits curators finds that in California, 13,000 years ago, huge Ice Age mammals that had roamed the landscape for many millennia, suddenly ceased to exist. The cause? Humans, catastrophic fires, and an ecosystem made vulnerable by climate change.

A unique and transformative museum mentorship program about biodiversity begins

Alli Norman | Just Play Toys

In California, 13,000 years ago, huge Ice Age mammals that had roamed the landscape for many millennia, suddenly ceased to exist. The cause? Humans, catastrophic fires, and an ecosystem made vulnerable by climate change.

Alex Evans | Bob Baker Marionette Theater Co-Executive Director & Head Puppeteer