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Exhibitions

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Spiky, Hairy, Shiny: Insects of L.A.

Meet your tiny neighbors!

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Nature Lab

Live animals and hands-on interactives show you L.A.’s wild side.

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Children standing around the Paleo Play Zone, a counter with imitation sand and fossils, with mounted taxidermy up high on the wall in the background
Discovery Center

Dig for dinosaurs, wonder at live insects, and organize your own diorama.

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Butterfly Pavilion

Watch butterflies take flight around you in this seasonal exhibition.

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Spider Pavilion

Walk among spiders and their magnificent webs in this unique, open-air experience.

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Events

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Tue

16

Jul

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Meet a Live Animal
Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 3 pm

Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.

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Wed

17

Jul

Tortoise walking on the floor with sitting children's legs and feet in the background

Meet a Live Animal
Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 3 pm

Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.

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Thu

18

Jul

Tortoise walking on the floor with sitting children's legs and feet in the background

Meet a Live Animal
Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 3 pm

Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.

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Fri

19

Jul

Tortoise walking on the floor with sitting children's legs and feet in the background

Meet a Live Animal
Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 3 pm

Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.

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Sat

20

Jul

Visitors looking up, holding binoculars to their eyes

Nature Gardens Exploration
Tours & Shows All Ages
  • 11 am

Enjoy NHM’s one-of-a-kind Nature Gardens while learning more about urban wildlife. A Museum Educator is available for one hour to guide you through a Nature Garden Exploration such as birding, bug netting, nature journaling and more!

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Stories

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Insect Symmetry

Use one of our templates to make your very own symmetrical insect.

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Simetría de Insectos

Use una de nuestras plantillas para hacer su propio insecto simétrico.

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Gulf Fritillary butterflies, one with wings open and another with wings closed.
Butterfly Flash and Dazzle

Use our butterfly template to create your very own “flash and dazzle” butterfly.

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Gulf Fritillary butterflies, one with wings open and another with wings closed.
Brillantes Alas de la Mariposa

Use nuestra plantilla de mariposa para crear su propia mariposa con alas brillantes.

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Insects specimens pinned in white boxes
Classifying Insects
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