BE ADVISED: Due to multiple events in Exposition Park on Saturday, April 12, parking and traffic around the Natural History Museum will be impacted. Please plan your visit accordingly, and consider riding the Metro E (Expo) Line and exiting at USC/Expo station.
Eponyms are scientific names for species that refer to people, but for mollusks, almost 90% of those people are men. Malacology Curator Jann Vendetti’s research explores the nepotism, sexism, and more behind the naming of species—and how we can do better.
One colorful scene in the soon-to-be-unveiled masterpiece mural by Artist Barbara Carrasco is this detail, which uplifts the story of L.A.’s first skyscraper—City Hall.
As modern whales make their annual journey across the ocean, discover one whale’s 10 million-year journey through time from Flat Top Hill to L.A. Underwater
