Our museums will be closed until further notice to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Our first priority is the well-being and safety of our guests, staff and volunteers. Stay up to date with NHMLAC's response to COVID-19. Nuestros museos estarán cerrados hasta nuevo aviso para minimizar la propagación del COVID-19. Ve la respuesta de NHMLAC ante el coronavirus (COVID-19).

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

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Chill Out With Tallulah the Skink

Her friends call her Lulu

A black phoebe bird perces on a Covid-19 Closure Notice sign.

Nature Comes Home

The results are in! A record number of people participated in City Nature Challenge 2020, mostly exploring in or near their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Meet Our Museum Animals

What the Vertebrate Living Collections team has been up to during the museum's temporary closure, including telemedicine and museum walk-abouts.

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A Lover at Hart

We’d like to introduce you to one of the William S. Hart Museum’s most devoted visitors.

A hummingbird at rest on a branch next to orange flowers

Celebrate Nature With Us!

Take the City Nature Challenge and meet the person who started it all!

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Lizard Scavenger Hunt

How many can you find?

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The Museum's collection of amphibians and reptiles contains approximately 190,000 catalogued specimens from around the globe.

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Community Science

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

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Offsite Resources

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