On Saturday, August 17, Exposition Park will host the USC Football Fall Showcase from 1:30 pm to 6:30pm. This event may impact traffic, parking, and wayfinding in the area. Please consider riding the Metro Expo Line and exiting at USC/Expo station.

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Los Angeles

Exhibitions

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

February 25 - August 5, 2019

Wildfire

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

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Exhibition

Nature Lab

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

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Exhibition

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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Exhibition

P-22

The story of L.A.’s most famous feline.

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A richly textured and colorful altar dedicated to the diversity of Los Angeles

Exhibition

Becoming Los Angeles

Explore how people, place, and possibility helped create Los Angeles.

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Events

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Sat

Aug

Young children using nets to capture bugs in the NHM Nature Gardens

Nature Gardens Exploration: Bug Netting

Special Program

11 am

Drop in to the Nature Gardens to catch and release some of the insects that call L.A. home.

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Sun

Aug

Nature Gardens Exploration: Bug Netting

Special Program

11 am

Drop in to the Nature Gardens to catch and release some of the insects that call L.A. home.

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Sat

Aug

View of a hiking trail at Placerita Canyon

Community Science Meetup at Placerita Canyon

Community Science Off-site Field Trips

10 am

Join Museum scientists and educators, as we explore alongside Placerita Canyon staff and volunteers, to help you discover the natural wonders of Placerita Canyon.

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Sat

Aug

Nature Gardens Exploration: Nature Journaling

Special Program

11 am

Drop in to the Nature Gardens to record your own nature observations.

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Sun

Aug

Nature Gardens Exploration: Nature Journaling

Special Program

11 am

Drop in to the Nature Gardens to record your own nature observations.

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Stories

Mari Moreno sitting on a rock in the hills over Los Angeles

Voices of L.A. Nature: Mari Moreno

Welcome to our new series, "Voices of L.A. Nature," where we'll hear stories from a diverse range of Angelenos about their relationships with nature in L.A.

view from inside the apartment, looking out the window into downtown

Charming Indeed

Finding a hummingbird habitat in Downtown Los Angeles.

Helen's first backpacking trip, before she knew cotton was a bad idea!

Voices of L.A. Nature: Interview with Helen Leung

Welcome to our new series, Voices of L.A. Nature, where we'll hear stories from a diverse range of Angelenos about their relationships with nature in L.A.

Voices of L.A. Nature: An Interview with Telma Altoon

Welcome to our new series, Voices of L.A. Nature, where we'll hear stories from a diverse range of Angelenos about their relationships with nature in L.A.

L.A. Reimagined

Becoming Los Angeles tells the story of how Los Angeles transformed from a tiny pueblo to a sprawling metropolis.

Be a Bat Detector

We are inviting residents in neighborhoods around L.A. County to track bat activities for the first large-scale study of how these creatures use urban and suburban habitats.

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Our Partners

Past Projects

While NHM is not currently working on these projects, they have influenced our current community science projects.

Community Science

Community science (sometimes called citizen science) mobilizes volunteers to work alongside scientists to help answer questions about the world.

L.A.’s Wild Side

Get out into nature, right here at NHM. Discover all of the species that call our great city their home and be amazed by their stories.

BioSCAN

This first-of-its-kind scientific investigation is discovering and exploring biodiversity in and around one of the world’s largest cities: Los Angeles.