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Curator's Cupboard: What on
Earth? >
Saturday, July 31
Discovery Center >
Meet our amazing, living animals to learn where they come from, what they eat, and more!
Critter Club: Roach Appreciation Day! >
Hey 3- to 5-year-olds! This club's for you!
Age of Mammals Media
Discover some of the media projects that will complement the Age of Mammals exhibit. Learn more >
AIN Summer Camp 2010
Adventures in Nature offers children kindergarten through grade 8, the opportunity to explore a wide variety of museum topics. Register online or register by phone from 9 am to 4 pm by calling (213) 763-ED4U.
Check Out Our YouTube Page!
We've got some new playlists to help navigate all of our videos on YouTube. View more >
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Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone: (213) 763-DINO
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| Adult | $9 |
| Seniors (62+) | $6.50 |
| Students with ID | $6.50 |
| Children 13 - 17 | $6.50 |
| Children 5 - 12 | $2 |
| Children 4 and younger | FREE |
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COOL THINGS
Age of Mammals Now Open!
The Museum has opened its newly restored 1913 Building with Age of Mammals — an exhibition 65 million years in the making. See L.A. Times story >
Also see a remarkable visualizaton that illustrates the major aspects of the 1913 Building's renovation, the Age of Mammals exhibition, and plans for our North Campus nature space in this L.A. Times interactive graphic component >
B-Movies and Bad Science on NHM's South Lawn
We've had a tremendous turnout for the first three B-Movies and Bad Science events, but if you haven't attended a show yet, it's not too late! The fourth screening in the series will feature Gorilla at Large on Sunday,
August 1. Event starts at 7:30 pm and is free to the public. Arrive early and stake out a good spot! Learn more >
IN THE NEWS
NHM Curator Quoted in Nature Article
Dr. Lawrence G. Barnes, Curator, Vertebrate Paleontology Department, was quoted in a Nature article reporting on the discovery of an ancient sperm whale, Leviathan melvillei, “that may have hunted like raptorial killer whales”. (Pictured: Aulophyseter morricei, "Morrice's sperm whale," from Age of Mammals. Photo: D. Gabai). Learn more >
NHM IN THE COMMUNITY
Community Science
As we look forward to the new outdoor spaces in North Campus and the opportunities they’ll provide for Museum visitors to participate in observing and studying nature, we already have outstanding citizen science projects going on right now! Learn more >
NHM NEXT
Transforming our Galleries
Our rollout of new exhibitions is underway! Age of Mammals and the Haaga Family Rotunda exhibitions are open; Dinosaur Mysteries debuts in summer, 2011; and Under the Sun arrives in late 2012. Not only will these new exhibitions nearly triple the objects on view at NHM, they will tell stories that no other natural history museums tell. Learn more >
COME EXPLORE WITH US
Lost Lizards of Los Angeles
With the Museum’s increasing interest in urban biodiversity, we have started looking at all types of wildlife in our highly modified industrial, suburban, and urban habitats. One thing that quickly struck us was that in our own “backyard,” Exposition Park, nobody had seen any lizards. This seemed strange, as lizards are common in other parts of Los Angeles, and it lead to the question “why are there no lizards here?” The answer to this question is the goal of the LLOLA (pronounced “Lola”) project. Learn more >