The Natural History Museum and the Museum at La Brea Tar Pits are now open. Advanced tickets can be purchased online. The William S. Hart Museum remains closed until further notice. View our COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for more information.

Sprawling view of Los Angeles at dusk

Connect with your community, and the world, at our three L.A. County sites.

Who we are

Explore nature and culture from the inside out

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900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007

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A gateway back to the Ice Age—right in the heart of L.A.

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5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036

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The cowboy ranch of a 1920s film legend

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24151 Newhall Ave., Newhall, CA 91321

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Rendering of NHM Commons, a new community hub for exploring nature and culture and “front porch” for NHM. Rendering by Frederick Fisher and Partners courtesy of NHMLAC.

NHM Commons

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

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In L.A.

Tales from the city
Gay Bob doll in yellow "closet" box

Being Los Angeles

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month

Stories

Okay, now I'm curious
left side of sin censura mural

A New Online Exhibition

Hidden history
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.

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