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Spider Pavilion: The Last Web Sights >
These are the last days to watch our spiders spin!
Dinosaur Encounters >
Get close to a living, breathing dinosaur!
Critter Club: What's in the garden? >
Hey 3-5 year olds! This club's for you!
Pardon Our Dust
We apologize for any inconvenience from construction at our North entrance. We are busy building new galleries! Stay tuned.
Natural History Family of Museums
Our family has three members!
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Exposition Park)
Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits (Mid-Wilshire) View more >
William S. Hart Park and Museum (Newhall) View more >
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ADDRESS
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone: (213) 763-DINO
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HOURS + ADMISSIONS
9:30 am - 5:00 pm daily
| Adult | $9 |
| Seniors (+62) | $6.50 |
| Students with ID | $6.50 |
| Children 13 - 17 | $6.50 |
| Children 5 - 12 | $2 |
| Children under 5 | FREE |
Free for School Visits and Members
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LAST WEEK TO SEE THE SPIDERS!
Spider Pavilion
Open now through Nov. 8 is the Spider Pavilion — thrilling to see and nothing to fear. As you stroll the outdoor pavilion, check out the webs and their web weavers. You’ll learn the most common misconceptions about spiders, and then get the facts! Learn more >
COOL THINGS
Dinosaur Experience
Come walk among the dinosaurs! A T. rex and Triceratops come alive in Dinosaur Encounters; real paleontologists are working on ancient fossils in the Dino Lab; and there are huge dinosaur specimens on display on two levels.
Level 1: Dueling Dinos
Level 2: Dinosaur Encounters, Dino Lab, Dinos on Display
NHM IN THE COMMUNITY
The Roundtable: Where Schools, Arts Groups, and Museums Meet
The award-winning Education & Arts Roundtable of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (a.k.a. the Roundtable) is a Museum-driven collaboration that engages selected Los Angeles-area schools and mid-sized arts organizations to explore ideas for learning, inspired by the collections and resources of the Natural History Family of Museums. Learn more >
IN THE NEWS
Introducing Fruitadens haagarorum, the Smallest North American Dinosaur Ever Discovered
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s Dr. Luis Chiappe co-authors paper on this tiny giant. The species weighed less than two pounds and was just 28 inches long. Several of Fruitadens haagarorum’s bones are now on view in the Dino Lab.
Learn more > [1MB PDF]
NHM NEXT
Transforming our Galleries
We debut a series of groundbreaking exhibitions starting next year. The new Age of Mammals and Rotunda exhibitions arrive in the summer of 2010; Dinosaur Mysteries in summer, 2011; and Under the Sun in spring, 2012. Not only will they 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
Family Tidepooling: Magnificent Marine Invertebrates
Saturday, February 27, 2010; 11 am-4 pm
Discover the world of marine invertebrates with Museum Scientists! Join Cathy Groves, Curatorial Assistant of Echinoderms (sea stars, urchins); Lindsey Groves, Collections Manager of Malacology (Mollusks); and museum colleagues at Abalone Cove, Palos Verdes Peninsula for an up close and personal tide pooling experience. Observe mollusks, anemones, sea stars, crabs, marine worms, and other fascinating intertidal creatures. Participants will also learn about tide pool ecology, the processes that generate tides, geology of the tidal areas, and why tide pool inhabitants are so vitally important to our environment. Participants provide their own transportation and lunch. Limited to 40 participants. Grades 2 and up. Members $40. General Admission $45. Call (213) 763-ED4U (3348) for more information or to register.