Los Angeles

Exhibitions

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

Meet your tiny neighbors!

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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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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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Stories

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Digital Guide to La Brea Tar Pits

Explore La Brea Tar Pits and over 160 international museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and cultural spaces on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.

Coyotes: Howling from the Ice Age

How coyotes survived the Ice Age extinction

Tule and Its Many Gifts

Kimberly Morales Johnson | Educator, Gabrielino Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians

Ceacilian in a jar held by Neftali Camacho

The Giant Monsters of Herpetology Tour

A look at some of the reptile and amphibian specimens that have inspired some of film and television’s biggest, baddest monsters with Herpetology Collections Manager Neftali Camacho.

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The Phillipine Lingling-o

A pre-colonial symbol of fertility and virility

Celebrating Asian, Asian American & Pacific Islander Communities

Recognizing the heritage and history of the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities, past and present.

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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.