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NHM Next: Join the Evolution!

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has reached a milestone in its physical and philosophical transformation, realizing its mission to inspire wonder, discovery and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds. More than two years of construction work and architectural preservation are now complete on the historic core of the Museum — the magnificent 1913 Building — the first dedicated museum facility in Los Angeles.

Since December 2006, the Beaux-Arts structure by Hudson & Munsell has been seismically strengthened, retrofitted with 21st century infrastructure, and beautifully restored in all its architectural details — many now visible for the first time in decades. With this first phase now achieved in a landmark $91 million project, the centerpiece of an institution-wide transformation of the Natural History Museum, work begins on installing innovative new exhibitions for an opening in Summer 2010. 
 

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The completed renovation of the Beaux-Arts 1913 Building sets the stage for the Museum’s rollout of new visitor experiences leading up to the Museum’s centennial in 2013. The milestone re-opening of the 1913 Building will begin in Summer 2010 with new exhibitions inside its iconic Rotunda and the Age of Mammals galleries. In Summer 2011, the Museum will open Dinosaur Mysteries, the highly-anticipated return of a dedicated dinosaur hall. Under the Sun, an exhibition focusing on the Southern California environmental history will open in Spring 2012.

To see press releases about the 1913 Building's debut  >