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December 2024
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December
24
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Film Kids & Family

T. REX 3D Film

In the Commons Theater, see T. REX 3D which animates the life of T. rex, including NHM’s own Thomas the T. rex, in this all-new family-friendly film. Narrated by Sam Neill of Jurassic Park fame, T. REX 3D offers a thrilling, immersive experience.

weekly

  • 10:00 am
  • 11:00 am
  • 12:00 pm
  • 2:00 pm
  • 3:00 pm
  • 4:00 pm

Daily showtimes vary. See ticket checkout to view available times.

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Titans of the Ice Age 3D

Journey to a world lost in time, buried in ice, and ruled by giants. In this exciting 3D adventure, narrated by Christopher Plummer, discover an icy world on the brink of extinction, where humans share the frozen tundra with majestic beasts.

daily

  • 10:00 am
  • 10:30 am
  • 11:00 am
  • 11:30 am
  • 12:00 pm
  • 12:30 pm
  • 1:00 pm
  • 1:30 pm
  • 2:00 pm
  • 2:30 pm
  • 3:00 pm
  • 3:30 pm
  • 4:00 pm
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Tours & Activities

Scanning Electron Microscope Demonstration

Join an NHM scientist at the Scanning Electron Microscope Lab to learn how we use this important tool in discoveries about our natural world. Get an overview of this specialized equipment’s capabilities, see specimens in amazing detail, and have a chanc

weekly

  • 11:00 am

Tuesdays and Thursdays

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Tours & Activities Kids & Family Adults

Excavator Tour

The Excavator Tour explores the Fossil Lab where real paleontologists work, our historic excavation sites, and Project 23, where live excavations can be seen.

weekly

  • 1:00 pm

Monday through Friday at 1 pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 am and 1 pm.

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Tours & Activities

Dinosaur Hall Tour

Explore our Dinosaur Hall with a Museum Educator to learn more about the fascinating world of dinosaurs.

weekly

  • 1:00 pm

Monday–Thursday

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Tours & Activities

Meet a Live Animal

Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.

daily

  • 3:00 pm
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Tours & Activities Kids & Family Adults

Discoveries From the Tar Pits

Join a Museum Educator to hear about exciting discoveries from the Tar Pits! These are short presentations highlighting lesser known stories followed by a Q&A opportunity. Topics are always changing.

daily

  • 3:30 pm
Wednesday
December
25
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Animals Alive!

Meet our Living Collections team and their furry, scaly, slimy, and leggy friends that help make L.A. a biodiversity hotspot—along with creatures from all over the planet.

weekly

  • 10:30 am
  • 11:00 am

Wednesdays

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Performances Kids & Family Adults

Ice Age Encounters

Dig into the past as we uncover the mysteries of extinct creatures who roamed Ice Age Los Angeles over 10,000 years ago. This dynamic, 15-minute show features a life-size adult saber-toothed cat puppet, a live performance, and film projections that bring the distant past to life.

weekly

  • 10:30 am
  • 11:30 am
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Tours & Activities Kids & Family Adults

Excavator Tour

The Excavator Tour explores the Fossil Lab where real paleontologists work, our historic excavation sites, and Project 23, where live excavations can be seen.

weekly

  • 1:00 pm

Monday through Friday at 1 pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 am and 1 pm.

LBTP
Tours & Activities Kids & Family Adults

Discoveries From the Tar Pits

Join a Museum Educator to hear about exciting discoveries from the Tar Pits! These are short presentations highlighting lesser known stories followed by a Q&A opportunity. Topics are always changing.

daily

  • 3:30 pm
Thursday
December
26
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Special Exhibitions

Reframing Dioramas: The Art of Preserving Wilderness

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the dioramas, NHM is restoring and reopening a diorama hall that has been closed for decades. There, visitors will experience immersive new installations that call attention to dioramas as a unique combination of art and science and explore biodiversity, ecology, conservation, colonialism, and changing museum display techniques.

 

daily

through 09/15/25

  • 9:30 am

Open 9:30 am–5 pm

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Special Exhibitions

Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan

This moving exhibition features Ronan Donovan’s striking images and videos of wild wolves in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Ellesmere Island in the high Canadian Arctic.

daily

through 06/22/25

  • 9:30 am

Open 9:30 am–5 pm