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Ice Age Encounters >
Meet our jaw-dropping saber-toothed cat (Smilodon fatalis)
Dinosaur Encounters >
Wednesday-Sunday in the North American Mammal Hall, Level 2.
What's NHM Next?
Where else do scientists, naturalists, educators, brainy historians, and nutty event planners work together to inspire you? Nowhere else. The NHM Next Campaign is transforming the Museum into one of the coolest destinations in Southern California. You do not want to miss this. Learn more
Tarpits.org Just Emerged from the Ice Age
Check out the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits’ new website, www.tarpits.org! Videos, photography, interactive components, downloadable resources and more!
First Fridays Tickets Available!
Missed the kick off L.A.'s favorite First Fridays? We are back on March 2, 2012 with another stunning lineup! Get Tickets
A Word from Artist Mark Bradford
L.A.-based visual artist Mark Bradford came to the Museum as a little boy, and those visits made quite an impression!
Watch Mark's interview >
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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
| Members | FREE |
| Children 4 and under | FREE |
| Children 5 - 12 | $5.00 |
| Youth 13 - 17 | $8.00 |
| College Students w/ ID | $9.00 |
| Seniors (62+) | $9.00 |
| Adults | $12.00 |
Free for School Visits and Members
Visit the Other Members of the NHM Family
COOL THINGS
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
If You Plant It, They Will Come! Sunday, February 26!
Whether you’re designing your yard from the ground up, or just want some quick and easy tips to adapt the yard you already have, this workshop will give you the tools you need to make your yard a habitat for local wildlife. 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
NHM NEXT CAMPAIGN
Join the Evolution!
You've probably heard the buzz about a revitalized NHM. You may have seen our new exhibits. And to be honest, you may have also been a bit inconvenienced by some of our construction. It's all because we are in the midst of a transformation that's putting us in same company as the country's best natural history museums.
The NHM Next Campaign is what drives the transformation. By its completion next year, the $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 that will change the way our visitors can explore nature. Having already received public and private donations totaling $100 million, and successfully opened Age of Mammals, the Haaga Family Rotunda, and the Dinosaur Hall, NHM has raised more than 75 percent of its goal.
If you've given to the Campaign, we thank you. If you were waiting to see if we could pull it off, we are. We're in the home stretch now, and we need your help so we can become one of L.A.'s premier cultural institutions with a crucial role in exciting the next generation of scientists, naturalists, and thinkers. Join the evolution!
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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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IN THE NEWS
Natural History Museum Announces New Hall
Los Angeles Times reports on NHM's upcoming exhibit Becoming Los Angeles.
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Parrots in Pasadena
KPCC's Madeleine Brand interviews ornithologist Kimball Garrett.
Listen Here
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.
Read the National Geographic story
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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COMMUNITY SCIENCE
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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