Natural History Museum
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Natural History Museum
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BE ADVISED: Due to multiple events in Exposition Park on Sunday, April 26, the Natural History Museum will be closing at 4 pm. Parking and traffic in the area will be impacted. Limited parking will be available in the Blue Parking Structure for $20 when you tell the attendant you are visiting the Natural History Museum of L.A. County. For questions, please call 213.763.3466 or email
info@nhm.org
.
NHM HOMEPAGE
Exhibition Opening April 26
Orcas: Our Shared Future
Explore the powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share–tickets on sale now!
Get Tickets
Live Performance
Dinosaur Encounters
Explore the wonders of paleontology in a newly reimagined live theater experience where dinosaurs come to life through multimedia storytelling and large-scale puppets.
Get Tickets
Seasonal Day Camps
Adventures in Nature
Explore dinosaurs and the nature all around us at this camp for kids in grades K-5.
Register
Film
T. REX 3D Film
Don't miss this captivating science adventure celebrating the greatest of all tyrants!
Get Tickets
Always on View
Explore NHM’s World-Renowned Dino Hall
Stand face-to-face with a
T. rex
, uncover ancient fossils, and experience one of the most celebrated dinosaur collections on display in the world.
Explore More
Evening Event
First Fridays | May 1 at NHM
Celebrating 20 years of First Fridays with live music, DJs, cocktails, a featured science discussion, and nighttime exploration at the museum.
Sold Out
Now on View
Unearthed: Raw Beauty
Descend into a dazzling world of rare minerals and crystals, some never seen before, and discover the hidden beauty beneath the Earth's surface in this stunning new exhibition.
Get Tickets
Seasonal Pavilion
Butterfly Pavilion
Wonder takes flight at the Museum in this seasonal exhibition – now open!
Get Tickets
Upcoming Festival
Bug Fair
Fly
over to NHM on May 16 and 17 for our 40th annual Bug Fair, NHM's two-day fan-favorite festival celebrating our bug-eyed and multi-legged friends!
Learn More
Highlights
Plan Your Visit
Make the most of your museum visit with this essential information.
Experience the Museum
Discover endless possibilities from exhibitions to events to activities and more.
Exhibitions
Explore unique and thought-provoking exhibitions that inspire curiosity and wonder.
Stories
Dive into surprising stories that illuminate museum research, collections, and L.A culture.
City Nature Challenge
Join us April 24–27 for the 2026 City Nature Challenge, an international effort to document nature in cities.
Learn more
Stories
Read on
Meet Dr. Christine Wilkinson, NHM's and Maybe Earth's First Curator of Community Science
Explore Dr. Wilkinson's transformative research, along with some of the common misconceptions about coyotes
Digitized Mammals
Discover how NHM researchers transformed Mammalogy specimens into digital tools for conservation science in areas like the biodiversity and climate change.
Scientists and Engineers Measure How Birds Send Heat into Space for the First Time
A new study from scientists at NHM, UCLA, Indiana University, and CSU Dominguez Hills reveals the hidden reflectance of bird feathers through the prism of light, heat, and color.
In Hot Water
As the ocean temperature continues to rise, how are the Pacific’s flora and fauna faring, adapting—or not—and how can people help?
Videos
Augustynolophus morrisi
California’s State Dinosaur and NHM’s Newest Puppet
Dr. Celestian's Favorite Minerals
See the dazzling mineral specimens on display in NHM's newest exhibition
Life at the Human Scale
Explore how human health, identity, and biology are shaped by the unseen life we rely on every day
Discover the Story of L.A.’s Big Cats
Scientists, biologists, and conservationists share their insights
In L.A.
NHM Online Presents
L.A. Culture in a Cup
An online series celebrating the diversity of Los Angeles and its people through the lens of the beverages and their significant vessels
Sadeq Alaqel | Sana’a Cafe
Drink it all in
At NHM there’s something for everyone!
Dinosaurs
Gems & Minerals
Nature
Los Angeles
Birds
Oceans
Skip to main content
BE ADVISED: Due to multiple events in Exposition Park on Sunday, April 26, the Natural History Museum will be closing at 4 pm. Parking and traffic in the area will be impacted. Limited parking will be available in the Blue Parking Structure for $20 when you tell the attendant you are visiting the Natural History Museum of L.A. County. For questions, please call 213.763.3466 or email
info@nhm.org
.
NHM HOMEPAGE
Exhibition Opening April 26
Orcas: Our Shared Future
Explore the powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share–tickets on sale now!
Get Tickets
Live Performance
Dinosaur Encounters
Explore the wonders of paleontology in a newly reimagined live theater experience where dinosaurs come to life through multimedia storytelling and large-scale puppets.
Get Tickets
Seasonal Day Camps
Adventures in Nature
Explore dinosaurs and the nature all around us at this camp for kids in grades K-5.
Register
Film
T. REX 3D Film
Don't miss this captivating science adventure celebrating the greatest of all tyrants!
Get Tickets
Always on View
Explore NHM’s World-Renowned Dino Hall
Stand face-to-face with a
T. rex
, uncover ancient fossils, and experience one of the most celebrated dinosaur collections on display in the world.
Explore More
Evening Event
First Fridays | May 1 at NHM
Celebrating 20 years of First Fridays with live music, DJs, cocktails, a featured science discussion, and nighttime exploration at the museum.
Sold Out
Now on View
Unearthed: Raw Beauty
Descend into a dazzling world of rare minerals and crystals, some never seen before, and discover the hidden beauty beneath the Earth's surface in this stunning new exhibition.
Get Tickets
Seasonal Pavilion
Butterfly Pavilion
Wonder takes flight at the Museum in this seasonal exhibition – now open!
Get Tickets
Upcoming Festival
Bug Fair
Fly
over to NHM on May 16 and 17 for our 40th annual Bug Fair, NHM's two-day fan-favorite festival celebrating our bug-eyed and multi-legged friends!
Learn More
Highlights
Plan Your Visit
Make the most of your museum visit with this essential information.
Experience the Museum
Discover endless possibilities from exhibitions to events to activities and more.
Exhibitions
Explore unique and thought-provoking exhibitions that inspire curiosity and wonder.
Stories
Dive into surprising stories that illuminate museum research, collections, and L.A culture.
City Nature Challenge
Join us April 24–27 for the 2026 City Nature Challenge, an international effort to document nature in cities.
Learn more
Stories
Read on
Meet Dr. Christine Wilkinson, NHM's and Maybe Earth's First Curator of Community Science
Explore Dr. Wilkinson's transformative research, along with some of the common misconceptions about coyotes
Digitized Mammals
Discover how NHM researchers transformed Mammalogy specimens into digital tools for conservation science in areas like the biodiversity and climate change.
Scientists and Engineers Measure How Birds Send Heat into Space for the First Time
A new study from scientists at NHM, UCLA, Indiana University, and CSU Dominguez Hills reveals the hidden reflectance of bird feathers through the prism of light, heat, and color.
In Hot Water
As the ocean temperature continues to rise, how are the Pacific’s flora and fauna faring, adapting—or not—and how can people help?
Videos
Augustynolophus morrisi
California’s State Dinosaur and NHM’s Newest Puppet
Dr. Celestian's Favorite Minerals
See the dazzling mineral specimens on display in NHM's newest exhibition
Life at the Human Scale
Explore how human health, identity, and biology are shaped by the unseen life we rely on every day
Discover the Story of L.A.’s Big Cats
Scientists, biologists, and conservationists share their insights
In L.A.
NHM Online Presents
L.A. Culture in a Cup
An online series celebrating the diversity of Los Angeles and its people through the lens of the beverages and their significant vessels
Sadeq Alaqel | Sana’a Cafe
Drink it all in
At NHM there’s something for everyone!
Dinosaurs
Gems & Minerals
Nature
Los Angeles
Birds
Oceans