Our Butterfly Pavilion and Nature Gardens are now open, and tickets are sold out for the season. The inside of the museum remains closed. Advanced timed-tickets are required for members and non-members. See NHMLAC's response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment

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

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

Girl looks at coyote display

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

P-22 next to Hollywood sign

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

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03

Dec

What Are Today’s L.A. Women Fighting For?

Talks All Ages

6 pm

Stories

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Olvera Street Illustration

NHM Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Recognizing the heritage and history of the Hispanic and Latino/a/x community, past and present.

Charlotta Bass the first African-American woman to own a newspaper in the U.S.

The Pioneering Charlotta Bass

Hers was a life of inaugurals—the first African-American woman to own a newspaper, and the first to be nominated for Vice President

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Race to the Skies

A historically brave flight

New Garment Workers Union

The 1933 Garment Workers' Strike

Marginalized L.A. communities fighting for social and economic justice

Pumps from BLA

A History of Hydrocarbons

Explore how 20 million years of geology fueled car culture in L. A.

Jewel's Catch One nightclub exterior

Jewel's Catch One

One of the first Black discos in the country

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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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Snail on leaf image by Emily Han, SnailBlitz 2018 grand prize winner

SnailBlitz 2020

From February 1 to March 31, 2020, you are invited to send NHMLAC photographs of the snails and slugs you find throughout Southern California.

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Take a walk on nature’s wild side

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