Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County

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Sprawling view of Los Angeles at dusk

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Who we are

Rendering of the NHM Commons, including a rectangular background with glowing yellow windows, people in the crosswalk, including someone pushing another person in a wheelchair

NHM Commons

We are moving forward on a bold enterprise that will further transform NHM

In L.A.

Tales from the city

girl with eyes lit by sun

Las Fotos Project Collaboration: Reflecting on New Beginnings

See though their eyes

Addams Family Values poster cropped

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Goth Couture

By-the-wind sailors Velella velella.

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What are those blue blobs on the beach?

Wildflower Clarkiaamoena

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Wildflower Power

Zeolite -- pink

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Minerals with Lead-busting Superpowers

P-22 Legacy Page

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A Beloved Mountain Lion’s Legacy

AIN 2025 web art

Adventures in Nature

Adventures in Nature

Stories

Okay, now I'm curious

Museum with progress flag at forefront

NHM Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Children looking at flowers with magnifiers

Nature Gardens Turn 10

Grow your knowledge

Canthigaster_smile fish from St. Helena

Stepping Stones Across Oceans

Olivia Miseroy City Nature Challenge 2023 All Stars

City Nature Challenge All Stars

Native CA insects arranged into a mandala

Bugs For Life

Adjust your antennae

Test Bee Image

Big Bee Bonanza

AIN 2025 web art

Adventures in Nature

Adventures in Nature

City Nature Challenge girl with binoculars

Global Community Science

L. atlantica 2 SEM image

Small Wonders

Expeditions StoryMap Global Footprints

Our Global Footprints

Pack your go bag

Photograph of Butterfly specimens in the NHM collection

REAL THINGS, AND REAL SMART PEOPLE

Research & Collections

Our museums have, wait for it, 35 million real objects and artifacts. Come see them and meet the people who discover and investigate them.