Returning
Oct 1, 2008 |
Dinosaur Encounters
Natural History Museum
Dinosaur Encounters will be offline for scheduled maintenance in September. The T. rex and Triceratops will be ready to meet you again beginning Wednesday, September 24, 2008. For more information about Dinosaur Encounters please visit nhm.org/encounters. |
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September 5
Friday |
Group Overnight Adventures
Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
Ever wonder what happens in the Museum at night? Come spend a night here and find out. We’ll tour galleries at both the NHM and the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, and explore some of the ancient fossils in our collections. Bring your sleeping bag, air mattress and flashlight and fall asleep surrounded by animals in our diorama halls. Snack and light breakfast is provided for all participants. For groups of 10 or more. Adult to child ratio 1:6. For more information call (213) 763-3536 or view available dates online at www.nhm.org/calendar/goa_sleepover.html. |
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September 6
Saturday
10:00 am -
2:00 pm |
Beautiful Books by Hand
[N] Natural History Museum
The “joy book,” a beautiful Asian-inspired work, will bring happiness to you while you make it and while you look back on it later. You will have a wide selection of Japanese papers to choose from. They are gorgeous in their colors and textures. It's a paper lover’s delight! Join Wendy Poma and create a beautiful work of art. No previous experience required. All materials are supplied by the instructor. Each class is $45 for Members; $50 for nonmembers. Members can save $20 and take both classes for $70! |
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September 12
Friday |
Group Overnight Adventures
Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
Ever wonder what happens in the Museum at night? Come spend a night here and find out. We’ll tour galleries at both the NHM and the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, and explore some of the ancient fossils in our collections. Bring your sleeping bag, air mattress and flashlight and fall asleep surrounded by animals in our diorama halls. Snack and light breakfast is provided for all participants. For groups of 10 or more. Adult to child ratio 1:6. For more information call (213) 763-3536 or view available dates online at www.nhm.org/calendar/goa_sleepover.html. |
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September 13
Saturday
10:15 am -
11:15 am |
Critter Club: What's in the Garden?
Meet at South Doors (First Floor)
Hey 3-5 year olds, this club's for you! Come with us and explore our gardens, where pillbugs, sowbugs, snails, and worms are living under the leaves and dirt. We will make tiny homes for your new friends and listen to buggy stories. Wriggle on over for a fun adventure! Critter Clubs are for 3-5 year olds and a participating adult. All programs are free with paid Museum admission. Events available on a first come, first served basis. No reservations required; check in at Museum’s south doors. For more information, please call (213) 763-3230. |
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September 19
Friday |
Group Overnight Adventures
Natural History Museum
Ever wonder what happens in the Museum at night? Come spend a night here and find out. We’ll tour galleries at both the NHM and the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, and explore some of the ancient fossils in our collections. Bring your sleeping bag, air mattress and flashlight and fall asleep surrounded by animals in our diorama halls. Snack and light breakfast is provided for all participants. For groups of 10 or more. Adult to child ratio 1:6. For more information call (213) 763-3536 or view available dates online at www.nhm.org/calendar/goa_sleepover.html. |
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September 19
Friday
10:00 am -
5:00 pm |
Spider Pavilion Members Preview Days
All members are invited to experience the Spider Pavilion before it opens to the general public. Join us for family crafts and special presentations by Museum experts, who will show you just how beneficial spiders are to the environment. Don’t miss your exclusive opportunity to hang out with these eight-legged wonders. Members receive free tickets throughout the run of the exhibit. |
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September 20
Saturday
10:00 am -
5:00 pm |
Spider Pavilion Members Preview Days
All members are invited to experience the Spider Pavilion before it opens to the general public. Join us for family crafts and special presentations by Museum experts, who will show you just how beneficial spiders are to the environment. Don’t miss your exclusive opportunity to hang out with these eight-legged wonders. Members receive free tickets throughout the run of the exhibit. |
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September 20
Saturday
11 am Family Tour
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Scavenger's Safari: Exciting Entomology
Brian Brown, Entomology Curator, has discovered new insect species all over the world – in locales ranging from L.A. backyards to the rain forests of Thailand. He knows plenty of surprising insect facts too. Spend an hour inside his Ento world on this special behind-the-scenes tour. This monthly program is free with Patron Family Membership ($185 annually). RSVP today at (213) 763-3426. |
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Opening
September 21
Sunday |
Spider Pavilion Opens
Natural History Museum
Enjoy a rare, up-close view of orb weaving spiders doing what they do best. Inside the Spider Pavilion, hundreds of arachnids are busily spinning webs of all shapes and sizes. Look out for the giant golden silk spider, considered the largest spider in the Americas and the weaver of webs up to three feet across. The banded garden spider is also at work, easily identified by yellow and black markings, and known for large, crisscrossed webs. The Pavilion is open through November 2, 2008. Separate admission ticketing applies. Members receive free tickets. |
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September 21
Sunday
speaker appears at 2 pm |
Sustainable Sundays
Natural History Museum
In this new series, the Museum becomes a forum in which visitors engage with speakers and researchers about international conservation issues, and then learn how those issues are at work right here in Los Angeles. Museum scientists and experts will talk about their research into pertinent environmental issues, and local nonprofits and advocacy groups will offer resources for anyone interested in learning more about sustainability. In this series kick-off, Conservation International’s Carlos Manuel Rodriguez talks about the “Costa Rica Model,” in which government policymakers and local indigenous people worked together to protect and revive Costa Rica’s forests in the 1990s. |
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September 26
Friday |
Group Overnight Adventures
Natural History Museum
Ever wonder what happens in the Museum at night? Come spend a night here and find out. We’ll tour galleries at both the NHM and the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, and explore some of the ancient fossils in our collections. Bring your sleeping bag, air mattress and flashlight and fall asleep surrounded by animals in our diorama halls. Snack and light breakfast is provided for all participants. For groups of 10 or more. Adult to child ratio 1:6. For more information call (213) 763-3536 or view available dates online at www.nhm.org/calendar/goa_sleepover.html. |
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