Member Events | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

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Become a member, renew or upgrade your membership to attend these exclusive member events.

Collector's Circle Salons

Venture inside the home of a Museum donor for a scholarly presentation, refreshments and lively discussion with a Museum scientist. Collector's Circle members are invited to two salons each year: one in the fall and one in the spring. Learn more >

Upcoming Salons:

• Sunday, November 15, 2009: A Star is Worn: The Sequel 
• Sunday, December 6, 2009: Sex and the Single Cetacean 

Benefit level: $3,000 Collector's Circle and higher

To join, renew or upgrade, click here.

Scavenger's Safari

Explore behind the scenes and discover a different curatorial department each month. Meet our scientists, researchers and collections managers, and go on a scavenger hunt throughout the Museum. Learn more >  

Upcoming Safaris: 

•  Sunday, November 15, 2009: Tales of Scales
•  Sunday, December 6, 2009: Dinosaur Encounters Backstage
•  Saturday, January 16, 2010: Conchs, Cowries, and Clams...Oh My

 Free for members at the Patron Family level and higher. To join, renew, or upgrade, click here.

Ice Age Urban Adventure

How will you and your family tackle the Tar Pits? Discover the answer at the Ice Age Urban Adventure where you'll find yourself in a sticky situation, playing a game that requires a keen eye for weird, the beautiful, and the faintly out-of-the-ordinary. Learn more >

Upcoming Urban Adventure: 

• April, 2010. Dates to be announced soon.

Free for members at the Patron Family level and higher. To join, renew, or upgrade, click here.

Member Preview Days

Pavilion of Wings
Spring 2010
Don't miss your exclusive opportunity to enter a world of free-flying butterflies before they make their premiere to the general public. Free for all members. To join, renew or upgrade, click here.

Age of Mammals
July 9 -10, 2010
Come be the first to celebrate the opening of the Museum's latest exhibit. Spectacular and rare specimens will be on display, including ancient dire wolves, sabertoothed cats, extinct camels, and bizarre ground sloths. But they aren't the only stars of this show. What makes this exhibit special is the way we connect the planet's changes with the human story. Free for all members. To join, renew or upgrade, click here.