BE ADVISED: The NHM Car Park will be closed on Friday, April 3 in preparation for First Fridays. Parking is available at the Blue Structure Parking Lot at Exposition Park Drive and Figueroa Street. Tickets for the event are SOLD OUT. For questions or directions, please call 213.763.3466 or email info@nhm.org.

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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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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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Kids & Family Youth

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Insect Investigators

Join us for bug-themed projects, up-close encounters with live bugs, time in the Museum’s expansive Nature Gardens and Nature Lab, and the chance to meet real museum entomologists!

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through 07/02/26

  • 12:00 am
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Kids & Family Youth

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Insect Investigators

Join us for bug-themed projects, up-close encounters with live bugs, time in the Museum’s expansive Nature Gardens and Nature Lab, and the chance to meet real museum entomologists!

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weekly

through 07/02/26

  • 12:00 am
Child in yellow t-shirt with a name tag and holding up an insect encased in a yellow block on a stick
nhm
Kids & Family Youth

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Insect Investigators

Join us for bug-themed projects, up-close encounters with live bugs, time in the Museum’s expansive Nature Gardens and Nature Lab, and the chance to meet real museum entomologists!

Learn more

weekly

through 07/02/26

  • 12:00 am
Child in yellow t-shirt with a name tag and holding up an insect encased in a yellow block on a stick
nhm
Kids & Family Youth

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Insect Investigators

Join us for bug-themed projects, up-close encounters with live bugs, time in the Museum’s expansive Nature Gardens and Nature Lab, and the chance to meet real museum entomologists!

Learn more

weekly

through 07/02/26

  • 12:00 am

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Celebrate Nature in L.A.

Celebrate Nature in L.A.

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

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SnailBlitz 2022

From February 1 to March 31, 2022, share your photographs of wild land snails and slugs, and help NHM learn more about the biodiversity of Southern California.

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Wild L.A. Tour

Take a walk on nature’s wild side

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L.A. History Tour

Your first place to discover L.A.

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First Fridays Connected 2021

First Fridays Connected, the virtual series, returns with a new format but still bringing you lively discussions, DJ sets, and live music performances wherever you may be. Hosted and Moderated by neuroscientist and science communicator, Dr. Yewande Pearse (February, March) and biomedical scientist and international advocate for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) inclusion, Dr. Knatokie Ford (April, May, June). This season we'll explore Los Angeles at the Intersections.

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