Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

Curator's Cupboard: Rad Reptiles & Amphibians February 18!

Ever heard about the Spanish Ribbed Newt that uses its ribs as weapons? How about the lizards that glides to escape predators? Meet amazing reptiles and amphibians, and get a behind-the scenes tour of our collection which includes the largest lizard of all, the Komodo dragon! Learn more

Meet Your Planet!

Check out our new commercial and discover a variety of other videos to explore the variety of our collections and research! View more

The New Dino Hall is Open! 

Get up close and personal with three T. rex specimens, including Thomas the T. rex , an enormous Triceratops, and a long-necked Mamenchisaurus whose body stretches farther than a bus. Then upstairs, experience what it's like to find fossils out in the field, and study them in the lab. You can become the next great paleontologist — there is still so much to discover! 
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NHM Receives $13 Million Gift for Otis Booth Pavilion 

An unprecedented $13 million gift from The Otis Booth Foundation enables the Museum to build a spectacular glass entrance pavilion for its new North Campus. A magnificent, 63-foot fin whale specimen will soar in light in time for NHM's 100th anniversary in 2013.
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NHM Next Campaign Launches

Join the evolution! The NHM Next Campaign is transforming the Museum. This $135 million campaign will renovate nearly half of the Museum’s interior, add five major new exhibitions, and create a 3.5-acre outdoor wilderness experience. Having already received major public and private donations totaling $97 million, and successfully opened the Age of Mammals, the Haaga Family Rotunda, and the Dinosaur Hall, NHM has raised more than 72 percent of its goal.
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Praise for Artistic Evolution

Los Angeles Times art review, by Christopher Knight
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Hunter Drohojowska-Philp of KCRW's Art Talk visits Artistic Evolution.
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Art Info's Ann Landi: "The 27 works here neatly encapsulate the waning of old traditions...as well as the birth of a new artistic generation."
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Pregnant Plesiosaur Makes History

A new paper in Science, co-authored by Dr. Luis Chiappe, provides the first evidence of live birth in these prehistoric marine reptiles. The plesiosaur is on view new in the Dinosaur Hall.
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Read the L.A. Times story

New York Times Exhibit Review

Edward Rothstein of The New York Times reviews the "impressive new Dinosaur Hall."
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Los Angeles Times Takes a Look at our New Dinosaur Hall

"There is nothing juvenile about the three Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons at the heart of the Natural History Museum's new Dinosaur Hall."
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From the Ground Up: Building a Backyard for the City

Citizen Science Manager Lila Higgins is tracking the latest and greatest developments in the Museum’s new outdoor habitat, the North Campus! 
Check out her blog 

Los Angeles Butterfly Survey

Partnering with Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA), the Museum hopes to compile a record of the butterflies we're likely to find around the Museum. We know there are 237 species recorded for L.A. County, but how many can you find?
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Lost Lizards of Los Angeles

Learn about the lost lizards of Los Angeles County on this day trip to Malibu Creek State Park. Our friend, from Cal State Northridge herpetologist Dr. Robert Espinoza, and NHM experts will lead a family friendly trek in search of our scaly neighbors.
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