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Join Museum Educators for an interactive storytime in the Nature Gardens for caregivers and children ages 0–5. This Saturday, April 18, join Cindy Stansbury of the J Los Angeles (JLA) Early Childhood Center for her series of back-to-back readings.

Join us on an adventurous journey, set between the Utah Badlands and Los Angeles at the Natural History Museum, where playful dinosaurs come to life in an exciting live puppet performance.

Ever pictured yourself reflected in bubbling asphalt? Wished you could meet the iconic mammoth family of Wilshire Boulevard? Now’s your chance! Sink your saber teeth into this exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. Get your backstage pass to the Ice Age.

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. 

Discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, we reveal the untold stories of the oceans' most astonishing creatures.

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

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

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

Join a Museum Educator to hear about exciting discoveries from the Tar Pits! These 20-minute presentations highlight what we can learn at the Tar Pits, followed by a Q&A opportunity. Topics are always changing.

Join us at La Brea Tar Pits for the coolest disco party of the decade as we say “tar tar for now” to the nearly 50-year-old museum before it closes its doors for two years for an incredible transformation.

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.

From June 11–July 19, explore playful connections between soccer and the Museum’s collections through pop-up Museum Educator carts, in-gallery highlights, a self-guided scavenger hunt, and an online virtual tour.