BE ADVISED: On Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, nearby events at Exposition Park and the University of Southern California will impact traffic, parking, and wayfinding in the area. Please consider riding the Metro E (Expo) Line and exiting at USC/Expo station.

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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.

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

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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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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Junior Naturalist

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Children holding small blue nets while crouching by a pond

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Junior Naturalist

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Children holding small blue nets while crouching by a pond

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Junior Naturalist

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through 07/11/25

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Children holding small blue nets while crouching by a pond

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Junior Naturalist

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through 07/11/25

12:00 am

Children holding small blue nets while crouching by a pond

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Junior Naturalist

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Yewande Pearse and AZA Allsop seated in chairs, facing each other on stage

AMPLIFIED – Healing Sounds

A discussion with AZA Allsop, MD PhD, Assistant Professor at Yale and Howard University and Director of the Center for Collective.

Illustration of ice age bird, the teratorn.

Meet Teratorn, the Largest Bird Found at La Brea Tar Pits

The teratorn was undoubtedly big, but was it a big vulture or something else?

A male house finch with a little red plumage around its beak and breast alongside otherwise gray feathers being held still by a person's hand

Bird banding, Wildfire Smoke, and the Nature Gardens

Researchers band birds and collect feathers in the Nature Gardens to study the impacts of wildfire smoke on birds.

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Curating a Legacy

Hrach Gevrikyan | Velo Pasadena Bicycle Shop

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L.A. on Eight Wheels

Evil E | L.A. Derby Dolls

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Congratulations, Banana Slugs!

California finally has a state slug, just in time for Snail Search 2025

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We are asking people to collect spiders in their homes and gardens, fill out a simple data sheet about their collection, and send or bring them to the Natural History Museum.

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The SuperProject is a one year long FREE program run by the Urban Nature Research Center (UNRC) at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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