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Close up of Green Wasp
Spiky, Hairy, Shiny: Insects of L.A.

Meet your tiny neighbors!

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Rise Up L.A. Key Art - no title
Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women

While some women earned the right to vote in 1920, the fight was far from finished.

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The Woolsey Fire in Southern California seen from Malibu Canyon Road.
Wildfire

For many years, we've been adding fuel to the fire.

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Girl looks at coyote display
Nature Lab

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

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Sin Censura: A Mural Remembers L.A.

“This was my chance to show what I wish was in the history books.” 
—Chicana artist Barbara Carrasco

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NHM Extended Hours

NHM Extended Hours

Extended hours from 5 pm to 8 pm every Friday, from July 9th to August 6th.

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Rise Up L.A. Oral Stories Project B&W
Rise Up L.A. Oral Stories Project

How has the women's movement grown and changed over your lifetime?

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Insects specimens pinned in white boxes
Classifying Insects
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2020 Nature Fest illustration

Celebrate Nature in L.A.

Celebrate Nature in L.A.

Online programming celebrating L.A. Nature Fest is now available!

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A native California snail with a dark textured body and brown shell crawling across leaf litter
SnailBlitz 2021

From February 1 to March 31, 2021, you are invited to send NHMLAC photographs of the snails and slugs you find throughout Southern California.

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