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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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Lectures
Past Events:
NHM Hosts free lecture with environmentalist Tim Flannery
Friday, October 23, 2009; 6:30 pm
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County welcomes Tim Flannery, acclaimed scientist, conservationist, explorer and author of bestseller The Weather Makers, as he discusses the subject of climate change and his new book Now or Never: Why We Must Act Now to End Climate Change and Create a Sustainable Future. In it, Flannery returns to the subject of climate change with a forceful call to action. Utilizing the most up-to-the-minute data available, he takes us on a guided tour of the environmental challenges we face and outlines the best new ideas to help solve the crisis.
USC College Commons Signature Event
The Map of the World: Movement and Mystery
Tuesday, January 26, 2010; 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Museum is a repository for some of the most fascinating attempts to understand the nature of life on this planet. For what is a map, but a way of reading and thinking about who we are and where we travel?
This event brings together faculty from departments as diverse as English, anthropology, history and earth sciences, to discuss the range of “mappings” that give us meaning: maps of the Americas; the shifting of the tectonic plates; and voyages of discovery and wanderings by “curiosos.”
How did we get here, and where are we going? We draw on the wonderful collections of the Natural History Museum (California history, great sea voyages and underground mysteries) to pose new answers to those questions.