Dinosaur Experiences
There are lots of dinosaurs at NHM. During Dinosaur Encounters, a T. rex and Triceratops come alive! In the Dino Lab, you can watch real paleontologists work on ancient fossils. There are also dinos on display on two levels.
Level 1: Dueling Dinos
Level 2: Dinosaur Encounters, Dino Lab, Dinos on Display
First Fridays: Get Hip to Science
Our latest installment of what might be L.A.’s hottest, smartest nighttime event starts January 2010. Come have a cocktail, explore the Museum after hours, and get enlightened.
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Curator’s Cupboards
These special weekend events are your chance to meet members of our curatorial team, ask your own questions, and get a first-hand, up-close look at many amazing curiosities of our collections.
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Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Get special access to the Museum's vast collections on these exclusive tours!
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Let Us Bug You!
Check out our permanent Insect Zoo exhibit! We have bugs all year round.
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Ongoing Fun
Dinosaur Encounters
Wednesdays - Fridays 10 am, 11:30 am, 2:30 pm
Saturdays - Sundays 11:30 am, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Holiday Schedule:
Friday, November 27, 2009
11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Saturday, December 26, 2009 - Sunday, January 3, 2010
Every day: 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
*While the puppets undergo routine maintenance, there will be no Dinosaur Encounters:
Wednesday, January 6 - Friday, January 8, 2010
Wednesday, January 13 - Friday, January 15, 2010
Story Time
Every day, 12:30 pm; Discovery Center
Gallery Exploration Tour
Every day, 2 pm; meet at Dueling Dinos
Live Animal Presentations
Every day, 11 am, 3 pm; Discovery Center
Families and Kids
Come Learn as a Family With Us!
On the weekends, we have Critter Clubs for 3-5 year olds, and Junior Scientists for 6-9 year olds. In Curator's Cupboard events, our staff brings out special items not usually on display.
If you're creative and brainy, come to an Art + Science, or even a B-Movies and Bad Science screening.
Butterflies and Spiders
Outside the Museum's South Entrance, you'll find enclosed habitats filled with life.
From late September to November, the Spider Pavilion houses web-weavers, hard at work. Come check out their intricate webs!
From April to September, the Pavilion of Wings of is fluttering with over 40 species of live butterflies.
See Creatures Come to Life
If you want to see creatures come alive, check out our Dinosaur Encounters and Hop, Slither, and Stalk programs.
Grown Up
A Drink with a Dinosaur
Roam the Museum after hours, and see cutting-edge music and discussion in First Fridays.
Getting Earthy
Learn easy, cool ways to get green in Sustainable Sundays.
Science Seekers
Forget About the Hard Way, Learn the Hilarious Way
You'll be surprised how much you can learn at a movie screening and discussion where the science is all wrong! Learn more about the film series B-Movies and Bad Science.
Get Behind the Scenes
For our members, there are special Behind the Scenes Tours and Scavenger's Safaris. And every year around Halloween, the Museum opens up for Haunted Museum!
Day Camps for Kids
Our Adventures in Nature day camps are offered every summer and winter, for children Pre-K through Grade 8.
The Adventurous Type
Come Away with Us
Dig for fossils, explore tide pools, and investigate our state's surprising geoogic features! On our Field Trips and Expeditions, our curatorial staff and educators come along for the ride. You'll do what they do out in the field on their own expeditions — prospect, excavate, collect, study!