First Fridays Tickets Available!
Missed the kick off L.A.'s favorite First Fridays? We are back on February 3, 2012 with another stunning lineup! Get Tickets
T. Rex Growth Series
The new Dinosaur Hall features the world's only Tyrannosaurus rex growth series. This series, which features a young adult, 30-foot Thomas the T. rex, a 20-foot juvenile, and a 10-foot baby, offers an unrivaled look at the ways T. rex grew.
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Bug Fair 2011 Image Gallery
Thanks to everyone who came out to Bug Fair! Here are some of our favorite pictures. View more >
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Ongoing Fun
Dinosaur Encounters
Wednesday - Friday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm*
Saturday - Sunday: 11:30 am, 2:30 pm*
Located in Level 2 North American Mammal Hall
*All times are subject to change. Please check the Museum calendar or upon arrival, the admissions desk.
Ice Age Encounters
Friday: 1:30 pm*
Saturday - Sunday: 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm*
Located in Level 2 North American Mammal Hall
*All times are subject to change. Please check the Museum calendar or upon arrival, the admissions desk.
Story Time
Saturday - Sunday: 10 am
Discovery Center, Level 2
Gallery Exploration Tour
Every day: 2 pm
Meet at Dueling Dinos, Level 1
Animal Meet & Greet
Monday - Friday: 3 pm
Saturday - Sunday: 11 am, 3 pm
Check map insert for location!
Families and Kids
Come Learn as a Family With Us!
On the weekends, we have Critter Clubs for 3- to 5-year-olds, and Junior Scientists for 6- to 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 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 April to September, the Butterfly Pavilion is fluttering with over 40 species of live butterflies.
From late September to November, the Spider Pavilion houses web-weavers, hard at work. Come check out their intricate webs!
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
At Sustainable Sundays, we feature workshops, activities (indoors, and out in the garden), and film screenings. They're conservation-minded, but not preachy or boring, we promise!
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!
The Adventurous Type
Day Campers, Look No Further!
Our Adventures in Nature day camps are offered during the summer, for children in kindergarten through Grade 6.